Project Controls Engineer

Overview

In this role you will support delivery of major UK nuclear programmes within a cross-disciplinary team. You will define scope, establish baselines, and turn performance data into actionable insights for decision-makers. You’ll work in an Integrated Project Team to align scope, cost, risk, and schedule, with opportunities to lead workstreams. This position emphasizes proactive problem-solving, clear communication, and continuous improvement, in a challenging, high-stakes environment.

Pay / Benefits

• car allowance
• benefits
• hybrid/remote working

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to cross-discipline workstreams in a Project Controls team
• Assist scope definition and WBS development, capture exclusions/interfaces
• Establish and maintain a Performance Measurement Baseline and manage change control
• Collaborate with suppliers to analyse performance data against requirements
• Integrate scope, cost, risk, and schedule across the project
• Analyse performance data (including Earned Value Management) to inform delivery decisions
• Interface with Finance on forward-looking positions (Cash, ETC, EAC)
• Support risk management activities (identification, quantification, treatment, oversight)
• Support resource deployment aligned with resource-loaded schedules
• Assure output quality, accuracy, and integrity
• Communicate delivery performance and influence stakeholders
• Promote learning from experience and process improvement

Key requirements

• Experience delivering projects and Project Controls across lifecycle stages
• Experience in Planning & Scheduling, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Risk Management or Performance Reporting (and related tools)
• Basic understanding of integrated Project Controls disciplines
• Proactive, curious, can-do attitude in ambiguous environments
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Undergraduate degree in a relevant technical or management field (or equivalent experience)
• Membership (or working towards) of a relevant professional body (APM or PMI)
• Competence in relevant software tools
• Ability to gain BPSS/SC clearance
• Desire to work across sectors and clients

• Strong communication
• Influencing skills
• Proactive and curious attitude
• Earned Value Management
• Planning & Scheduling
• Cost Estimation

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