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IT WORLD LIMITED

Cost Controller

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Stafford, United kingdom

Fresher

Freelance

24-02-2026

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Risk Management SAP Sales Training Risk Mitigation ERP Systems

Job Specifications

Job Description:

The Project Controller will be responsible to deliver the Planning and Costing of HVDC Scope of work as a part of overall HVDC Project work.

For a new HVDC project in Europe and UK, we are looking for a Project Controller who will be supporting the Lead Project Controls to execute the project as per the elaborated strategy and maintain project on time and within the budget.

Responsibilities:

Maintains project cost to complete budgets in alignment with as sold position and in coordination with budget holders
Supports forecast estimation and verifies the accuracy of the actual to date cost (material, labor, manufactured costs, suppliers’ invoices, timesheets, travel expenses.)
Aligns with project team and time schedule to ensure forecasted cost risks are accurately captured and costs time phased
Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast. Also Compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of estimates
Communicates cost status/forecasts/risk to budget holders and drives/supports risk mitigation and cost out
Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status, budget deviations and root causes
Aligns with Finance Controller to ensure reconciliation takes place between approved project financial data and books.
Aligns with planner to ensure costs and schedule are aligned, providing time phased cost forecasts for sales pacing. Reports on cost movement root causes impacting sales targets.

Educational Requirements:

Degree qualified either in finance or may have engineering degree (with financial training)

Desired Knowledge & Experience

Extensive experience of cost controlling of turnkey projects
Demonstrable experience of leading on large & complex infrastructure projects
Project finance deep understanding with expert knowledge of ERP systems (SAP preferred)
Experience managing small teams within a large project
Risk management processes and tools understanding
Project planning experience/good P6 planning software understanding an advantage

Requirements added by the job poster

• 1+ years of work experience with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC)

• 1+ years of work experience with Cost Control

• 1+ years of work experience with HVDC

About the Company

IT WORLD Limited has been a leading provider of IT consulting and staff augmentation services in the UK and EU since 2015. We believe that challenge and inspiration drive excellence, and we apply this philosophy to both our team and our client partnerships. Our core strengths include: • Talent Acquisition: Access to a deep pool of highly skilled IT professionals. • Service Excellence: Unwavering commitment to outstanding service quality, optimized for cost and time efficiency. • Agile Staffing Solutions: Empowering client... Know more