Job Description:

Job information Cost Planner from the Company Thames Water Utilites, this latest Cost Planner job vacancy is located in the city Ashford Common TW located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Finance field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

We are recruiting Cost Planners to work as part of our Directly Managed Capital (DMC) function. This is to facilitate the delivery of Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Maintenance Projects for water treatment sites, on behalf of the Internal Operations clients, using predominantly internal resources and delivery methods. This work is envisaged to encompass both Planned Maintenance programmes and projects, and Reactive Maintenance works.

What you'll be doing as a Cost Planner:

Monitor/review capital spend projects in accordance with Governance rules;

• Review capital spend to confirm coded correctly & in line with agreed budgets.
• As required, review Work Orders/PO's/Goods receipt notes to confirm project status.
• Confirm key project dates recorded accurately in SAP for Commissioning, Benefit date & Take over dates, Project closure etc.
• Manage capital projects to ensure no ‘Red flags' within Corporate dashboard/KPI's.
• Ensure timely resolution of project issues in SAP.

Actuals - Update and monitor capital project costs

• Liaise/Partner with the business (Maintenance projects team & Opex Finance team) to ensuring current activity is accurately captured against capital projects.
• Review project spend & post Project accrual - based on latest estimate ‘ VoWD'
• Ensure SAP inputs are recorded accurately.
• Clearly report monthly variances.
• Support the DMC team lead to help prepare pack summaries for the Waste/Water using traffic light report to flag key variances.

Forecasts/Budgets - Agree/monitor/review planned costs

• Liaise/Partner with the business to ensuring accurate & up-to-date view of projects captured against capital spend.
• Ensure that SAP inputs are recorded accurately.
• Clearly report latest forecasts & budget, identifying key movements/variances & associated risks/opportunities.

Continuous improvement

• Whilst operating in accordance with capital spend governance rules, review existing processes and where appropriate consider & promote improvements.
• Assist to monitor and maintain DMC policy and procedure documents.

Location - Ashford Common, London

36 hours a week, Monday to Friday, based on site 5 days a week

What you should bring to the role:

• Minimum Experience required for role holder to perform fully and effectively in the job: Finance Reporting or Quantity Surveying experience desirable, previous data input experience into SAP or similar programme software also an advantage.
• Preference for Finance or QS qualification, but not mandatory.
• IT skills: Highly proficient in use of SAP-R3, SAP-BI (query tool), Excel manipulation and reporting.
• Good communicator required to interface with multiple stakeholders/team members.

What's in it for you?

Are you looking for a role that offers variety and a collaborative team environment? We have an excellent opportunity for practical engineers to join our team! No two days are the same in this role, and you'll be working alongside a passionate and supportive team. We focus on ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of projects while maintaining process integrity in operational sites. We're committed to excellence in waste treatment, water production, and pumping station technology. Join us and take your engineering career to the next level.

• Competitive salary between £31,600 - £42,000 per annum.
• 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays).
• Contributory pension - Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments - Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme, including our benefits hub, is packed with offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive. Water is life's great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we're committed to taking care of it for us all. But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water

At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you'll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Keywords : Ashford Common jobs
Closed Date : 2025-08-24