Project Control Engineer

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture is seeking a Project Controls Engineer to support the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. You will lead Earned Value Management, schedule and cost controls, and prepare client and internal reports.

You will collaborate with planning, commercial and project teams, ensuring robust reporting and continuous improvement in project controls within a dynamic construction environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and cost control processes.
• Proficiency in P6 Planning and Control Software, including budgets and resources.
• Strong data interpretation skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and ability to manipulate data and templates.
• Experience with Power BI for data visualization and dashboards.
• UK Right to Work / UK passport or equivalent authorisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project controls for the HS2 London Tunnels Contract.
• Support scheduling, resource planning, cost management and change control.
• Produce and distribute project reports for client and internal stakeholders.
• Assist with EVA implementation and monthly reporting, ensuring accuracy.
• Collaborate with commercial and planning teams to align EVA and cost systems.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to improve project control processes.

Skills

Earned Value Management

P6 Planning & Control

Data interpretation

MS Excel

Microsoft SharePoint

Power BI

Tools

P6 Planning and Control Software

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft SharePoint

Job description

We are looking for a Project Controls Engineer to join the Team on SCS Railways.

Responsibilities of Project Controls will vary from project to project but may include:

• Schedule development and management
• Resource planning and management
• Cost management
• Change management
• Earned value management
• Risk and opportunity management
• Project reporting - to the client and company

The Project Controls Engineer will support this agenda, and develop and produce reports as required, for example on progress, outputs achieved, critical paths, resources (including quantity tracking) and earned value.

Flexible working:

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Main Responsibilities

• Use the document control system to optimise distribution of information.
• Assist the Project Control Manager and/or Planning Manager to ensure effective execution of Project Controls on the project. Comply with company procedures to achieve close project control and accurate project forecasting.
• Liaise and assist with internal and external stakeholders.
• Input into the capture and monitoring of project risks, issues, mitigations and resolution.
• Responsibilities may also include the capture and collation of actual hours expended by site staff and labour.
• Work with the supply chain to establish effective relationships and ensure continuous improvement in delivering programme and productivity
• Support the planning team to establish Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and ensure that monthly reporting is accurate, including any additional measures required under the contract.
• ensure that client reporting requirements are always met
• Work with the commercial team to ensure that the EVA and cost systems correlate and that the combined monthly reporting is accurate.
• Generate cash flow profiles in conjunction with commercial team and monitor
• Be client focused and aware of the client’s priorities and develop into the plans. Cascade a positive approach to meeting these down through the team.
• Establish and work to maintain robust open and honest reporting with all parties to ensure project meets targets.
• Have knowledge of conditions of contract, and ensure that project timescales are achieved.
• Participate in managing the project risk register and assigning owners to risks and ensuring that these are actively managed out. Likewise for opportunities.
• Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners' Environment and Sustainability Policies, Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company's operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are implemented on the project.

The Ideal Candidate

• Thorough understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) terminology and practice
• High degree of proficiency in P6 Planning and Control Software, (including aspects of budgets and resources)
• Knowledge and experience in the Engineering / Construction Industry
• Competent IT skills including MS Excel and the ability to use this to manipulate data and produce data gathering templates
• Good knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint including SharePoint Lists
• An ability to effectively interpret data and provide input on business process improvement
• Experience using data visualisation tool Microsoft Power BI, creating meaningful graphs and dashboards
• Must hold UK passport or have Right to Work in UK

About The Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network.

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract.

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent, and abilities. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.