Senior Project Controls Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Project Controls Engineer in the IPC Team, you will apply robust cost, schedule, risk and performance controls to HPC delivery. You will partner with Discipline Directors and MEHA PCM to validate site data and drive improvements in installation performance. You will translate large datasets into actionable insights for senior leadership, supporting evidence-based decisions in a highly regulated nuclear context. This role spans forecasting, governance, and continuous improvement to enable safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery.

Responsibilities

• Produce, maintain and assure forecasts, estimates and controls data across the programme
• Align cost, schedule, risk, scope and performance information
• Analyse performance data and challenging assumptions to ensure confidence in reporting
• Monitor trends, identify issues and opportunities for intervention
• Provide timely, accurate controls information to support decision-making
• Liaise with Discipline Directors, MEHA PCM and Installation Project Managers to understand site performance
• Validate site reporting and provide independent data analysis
• Conduct performance reviews to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities
• Drive installation performance improvements through analysis and stakeholder engagement
• Challenge data inconsistencies and implement corrective actions
• Analyse and challenge estimating information and integrate risks into forecasts
• Support budgets, estimates and control baselines development and assurance
• Provide insights to support risk management and informed decisions
• Produce high-quality reporting for Programme Reviews and governance forums
• Maintain Power BI reports and ensure data accuracy across dashboards
• Support assurance reviews, audits and governance activities
• Champion data quality, process compliance and continuous improvement across project controls

Key requirements

• Significant experience in a Senior Project Controls, Project Controls Engineer, Cost Engineering or Programme Controls role on major infrastructure or engineering projects
• Proven ability to integrate cost, schedule, risk and performance data for programme delivery
• Strong background in estimating, forecasting and performance management
• Experience analysing large and complex datasets and turning findings into insights
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions at management/executive level
• Experience in highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Energy, Defence, Rail, Utilities or Oil & Gas
• Strong understanding of project controls governance, assurance and reporting requirements

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Ability to challenge assumptions constructively
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