Cost Specialist

We Served; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear services provider in Warrington is seeking a Cost Specialist to join their team. This position focuses on cost management within the Spares and Kitting business, emphasizing financial accuracy and supporting decision-making. Candidates should have hands-on experience in financial reporting, profit and loss management, and a relevant degree. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and competitive benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and a matched pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with profit and loss accounts, cash flow, and account balancing.
• Experience managing commercial elements of contracts, including payment terms and conditions.
• Strong financial reporting and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Supporting cost engineers with financial reporting and project controls activities.
• Managing profit and loss accounts, cash flow, and account balancing.
• Presenting cost data and statistical insights to inform management decisions.
• Monitoring delivery performance against customer KPIs.
• Contributing to the development of our in-house finance forecasting system.

Skills

Profit and loss management

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Job Title: Cost Specialist

Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68767

Shape the Future of Nuclear Services

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Cost Specialist at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

The role

As a Cost Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our Spares and Kitting business within the Nuclear Services workstream. This is a dynamic role where you’ll combine cost management with project controls, ensuring financial accuracy and supporting key decision‑making.

Day-to-day, you'll be

• Supporting cost engineers with financial reporting and project controls activities.
• Managing profit and loss accounts, cash flow, and account balancing.
• Presenting cost data and statistical insights to inform management decisions.
• Monitoring delivery performance against customer KPIs.
• Contributing to the development of our in-house finance forecasting system.

This is a permanent position, working 37 hours per week. Hybrid working patterns are available, with three days on‑site based in Warrington, Cheshire.

Essential experience of the Cost Specialist:

• Hands‑on experience with profit and loss accounts, cash flow, and account balancing.
• Experience managing commercial elements of contracts, including payment terms and conditions.
• Strong financial reporting and analytical skills.

Qualifications for the Cost Specialist:

• Degree in a relevant field (preferred)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost‑effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 03/02/2026

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