Junior Project Controls Engineer - Hybrid PMO

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits Allowance

Pension

Holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Home office allowance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd in the UK is seeking an Assistant Project Control Engineer to join a Hybrid PMO team with locations in Derby, Manchester or Warrington. The role focuses on cost management, forecasting and project performance within a regulated, growing nuclear tech environment.

You’ll develop budgets, track costs, and contribute to KPI dashboards while collaborating with planners and managers to ensure cost integrity across scopes.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance or a related discipline, or comparable industry experience.
• Knowledge of project cost control, budgeting, forecasting or project controls principles.
• Experience using Excel for reporting, analysis and data management, with exposure to tools such as Power BI, SAP or similar systems advantageous.
• A collaborative approach, strong communication skills and a genuine desire to learn and develop professionally.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development and maintenance of project budgets, forecasts and cost reporting processes
• Tracking actual costs, commitments and accruals to ensure accurate project performance data
• Collaborating with planners, Project Controls Managers and Work Package Managers to maintain cost integrity across assigned scopes
• Contributing to performance reporting, dashboard creation, KPI tracking and variance analysis activities

Skills

Project cost control

Budgeting & forecasting

Excel reporting

Power BI / SAP exposure

Collaborative communication

Education

Engineering / Construction Management / Finance degree

Tools

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd in the UK is seeking an Assistant Project Control Engineer to join a Hybrid PMO team with locations in Derby, Manchester or Warrington. The role focuses on cost management, forecasting and project performance within a regulated, growing nuclear tech environment.

You’ll develop budgets, track costs, and contribute to KPI dashboards while collaborating with planners and managers to ensure cost integrity across scopes.