RPS, a TetraTech company, is looking for a Project Cost Controls Consultant to join our Environment team in Bristol.

About The Team

The role will be varied. Some days will be spent working with our clients, attending commercial meetings and preparing change control payment applications.

Other days will be spent working with our various environmental teams with their delivery programmes, monitoring their budgets and checking financial project performance. The role will typically support several project managers across a variety of projects.

RPS, a Tetra Tech Company

In 2023 RPS joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organisation.

We design, and manage projects in urbanisation, natural resources, and sustainability. As part of Tetra Tech’s over 30,000 strong team across 550 offices in over 120 countries, we deliver solutions that create lasting value in an increasingly urbanised and resource-scarce world. By leveraging our global expertise, we enable our clients to develop winning solutions for their clients and communities.

As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to provide market-leading development and project opportunities for our people, supporting their growth while addressing the challenges that matter. Our people drive our success, and this is where you come to build a career.

Your Impact

Join RPS, a Tetra Tech company to make a real difference.Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to grow your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll support the commercial delivery of our projects assist in managing the environmental aspects of major development projects, renewable energy schemes and other infrastructure projects. You will also coordinate our projects team’s commercial obligations including programme management, budget monitoring, change control and managing payment applications and invoicing.

• Prepare project budgets and monitor spend.
• Prepare and update project programmes
• Develop and implement project plans, risk management plans, and project commercial documentation.
• Monitor and control project work to check that projects are is on schedule and within budget.
• Supporting project managers and teams working on large, multi-disciplinary projects
• Provide project progress reports to the project manager, stakeholders or clients.
• Support project teams with identifying scope changes and supporting change control
• Identify, track and help manage and mitigate project risks.
• Ensure effective and efficient communication within the project team and with the stakeholders.
• Conduct project post-mortems and create recommendations reports in order to improve future project delivery.
• Supporting management of subcontractor and subconsultants
• Supporting commercial aspects of proposals and tenders
• Preparing pricing schedules and budgets for tenders
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

• Experience working on environmental or engineering design projects or multi-disciplinary consultancy
• Use of project programme/management software Microsoft Project, P6 etc ideally but not essential.
• Decisive, well organised and great team worker.
• Confident working on their own and motivated
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills and can work with colleagues at all levels.
• Flexible and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail and very confident with handling commercial data and spreadsheets
• Basic understanding of contracts
• Self-starter and ability to work without close supervision
• Minimum A Level or equivalent standard with good levels GCSEs in English and Maths
• Very proficient on Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
  
  

What is in it for you?

We’re proud to be an accredited training provider, internationally recognised and providing robust fully accredited professional training programmes - to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we provide learning and development for everyone.

We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Our network of people and knowledge will expand your horizons and give you access to a variety of interesting projects.

Embracing diverse ideas, perspectives, and thinking styles is at the heart of what we do. We need a mix of experiences and techniques to develop the ideas. We respect one another and recognise the potential and contribution of everyone. You’ll be joining a diverse community of experts and a company that puts its people first and prioritises their wellbeing.

Why RPS, a Tetra Tech Company

We’re a connected community, working together to achieve exceptional outcomes. We understand the need to work flexibly, empowering our people to create a work-life balance that’s right for them. We also understand the importance of collaboration and social connection in the office environment. With agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we trust our people to find the right balance to meet client needs – this is a workplace that works for you.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With over 30,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.



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