Budgeting, Forecasting & Cost Control

• Produce and maintain budgets, forecasts, and expenditure profiles for all work within the construction portfolio, using approved work breakdown and cost breakdown structures.
• Ensure budgets and forecasts are developed collaboratively with project stakeholders to create complete, consistent financial plans.
• Maintain monthly status updates for all budgets and forecasts to support accurate reporting of progress and variances.

Cost Reporting & Analysis

• Coordinate and produce cost reports and updated budgets in line with the defined reporting cycle.
• Analyse project trends and changes, providing insight into risks, opportunities, and cost impacts.
• Support the review and acceptance of supplier cost reports.
• Integrate cost estimates and forecasts from contractors and suppliers into project reporting.

Change & Risk Management

• Support the review of Change Requests and assess their implications for project budgets.
• Assist in the monthly review of budgets and Latest Best Estimates (LBEs), ensuring alignment with schedule information to enable informed decision‑making.

Project Support & Insight

• Conduct basic analysis of project plans to provide insights that enhance delivery and support decision‑making on dependencies and critical paths.
• Work with Project Managers to ensure budgets and forecasts are robust, well‑defined, and appropriately challenged.
• Share and challenge information relating to project scope, schedule, and cost to support effective cost control.

Reporting & Governance

• Support the timely production of key programme reports, including the Monthly Programme Board Report, Monthly Performance Report, Quarterly Project Report (QPR), and other periodic cost reporting requirements.
• Ensure cost management processes and procedures are followed consistently across the project.

Training & Continuous Improvement

• Support the training of project personnel in cost management processes, tools, and systems.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of cost management practices across the programme.