Cost Coordinator

Privy Purse and Treasurer’s Office
Property
Buckingham Palace
Permanent
£25,000 - £28,000 per annum, dependent on experience
37.5

It's supporting the team who will preserve the palace for years to come

It's working with a shared and unique purpose. And it's helping to ensure the palace is fit for the future. This is what makes working for the Royal Household so different.

Buckingham Palace is currently undergoing a ten-year programme of works to overhaul the palace's infrastructure - including electrical cabling, plumbing and heating - for the first time since the 1950's. A dedicated in-house Programme Management Office will oversee the delivery of this project, to ensure the building is fit for purpose for the next 50 years.  

You’ll join the Controls function within the established programme management office – a team of expert colleagues who work together to deliver the Reservicing Programme.

Supporting the Programme Accountant, you’ll help manage controls for multiple projects that make up the Reservicing Programme.

Your support will be vital to our project managers and budget holders, as you’ll work closely with them to help keep up-to-date cost and budget information.

You’ll review and audit the data you receive, and overseeing the cost processes. Spanning all aspects of cost performance, from purchase orders to change control processes, you’ll help ensure the programme is within budget and on track.

This will include being the main administrator of our cost management tool, as well as developing our budget holder’s ability to use all control tools effectively and efficiently.

And you’ll prepare various reports for the team, contractors and senior stakeholders.  Whether preparing month end reports, forecasts or flash project statuses, you’ll aim for accuracy across all you do.

Overseeing our processes will be important, and in a role and programme that continues to evolve, you’ll gain a breadth of experience that will develop your professional career.

With some previous experience in the overseeing, creation and management of budgets, you’ll be looking to expand your skills with a new challenge.

And it is your ability to analyse data and report on variances and trends which will set you apart.

Digitally fluent and, you’ll be confident using various software applications, preferably with experience of using our project cost management platform Aconex.

This, along with exceptional attention to detail means you’ll consistently produce clear and accurate reporting.


You’ll be highly organised and able to juggle a varied workload effectively, balancing priorities to meet multiple, deadlines.

A logical problem solver with good judgement, you can be relied on to take initiative and make decisions.

With good communication skills, you’ll work collaboratively and flexibly with stakeholders and external contractors to build effective relationships, making you an asset to the team.

In all you do you’ll have a pro-active approach, eager to take on whatever challenge comes your way.

This is your opportunity to use your analytical data skills to deliver the exceptional.

In return you will be rewarded with a comprehensive benefits package, a 15% employer contribution pension scheme (with the option for flexibility - to increase contributions or draw down as salary), with training and development, as well as a range of catering and recreational facilities.

Vacancy Closing Date: 20/11/2019, 23:55

This vacancy is closed to applications.