Project Controls Specialists – All Levels – Planning

Overview

In this PMO role, you will support delivery of high-profile infrastructure programmes by providing planning, scheduling, performance reporting and risk management. You will work within our Midlands team to develop robust baselines, monitor progress and costs, and deliver insightful reports and recommendations to clients. You will collaborate with cost and planning engineers and may be a primary client contact on projects, enabling autonomous use of your expertise. This opportunity offers exposure to diverse sectors and active professional growth within a supportive, values-driven culture.

Responsibilities

• Develop work breakdown structures with cost/planning engineers and establish robust performance baselines
• Establish progress and cost monitoring methods
• Produce project control reports and supply performance analysis and recommendations
• Support scheduling and control activities including baseline management and variance reporting
• Act as day-to-day client contact within project controls context
• Conduct assurance checks to ensure high-quality schedules using standard checklists/tools

Key requirements

• Experience in a project controls environment within infrastructure (Energy, Defence, Rail, Airports, Highways, Water/Utilities)
• Experience in at least one: Programme Controls Management, Earned Value (EVM), Change & Risk Management, Planning, Project Controls and/or PMO
• Graduate in a relevant discipline with some project control experience
• Experience using Primavera P6, Power BI, MS Office
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team; strong time management and meeting deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; sound knowledge of planning principles
• Technical competence in schedule construction; experience with schedule assurance checks (Primavera Schedlog, Acumen Fuse, DCMA 14-Point)
• Experience in schedule monitoring and control; baseline management, progress data collection, performance measurement, escalation of issues

• Autonomy
• Strong communication
• Proactive problem-solving
• Primavera P6
• Power BI
• Microsoft Office

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