Project Controller

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training and professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is seeking a Project Controller to provide Project Support/Assistant PM across local authority frameworks and major projects. You will coordinate between PM, Commercial, Financial and Contract Management teams to enable cohesive delivery on a strict timetable.

You will handle project controls tasks, contribute to process improvements, and support junior team members while building relationships across disciplines. Hybrid working and training are offered.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Project Control and Project Management principles for programmes.
• Understanding of the importance of timely reporting and the energy to deliver to deadlines.
• Ability to build strong relationships and support colleagues, displaying enthusiasm and a drive to grow, learn and develop within our organisation.

Responsibilities

• Tracking project costs and producing finance reports.
• Ensuring accurate and timely invoicing is carried out.
• Maintaining databases, spreadsheets and dashboards as directed by your Project or Contract Manager, for the purposes of project control.
• Prompting Project Managers / Project Directors for timely inputs to the finance reports and the project management reports.
• Ensuring compliance on aspects of financial and commercial processes, including pipeline management and Stage Gates, as per AtkinsRéalis processes (full training to be provided).
• Working with junior members of the team, sometimes in a supervisory capacity.
• Preparing document templates to a professional standard.
• Attend monthly reviews and other meetings as required.

Skills

Project controls

Excel

Power BI

Communication

Numeracy

Interpersonal skills

Independence

Flexibility

Team collaboration

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Description Overview

To cover a growing portfolio of contracts, we require a Project Controller to provide a Project Support and/or Assistant PM function on our local authority frameworks and major projects, undertaking Project Controls tasks on allocated projects and reporting to the Contract Manager and Project Controls Lead. Our portfolio of structured training will help you expand your career in line with your aspirations.

Your role

You will act as the link between the Project Management, Commercial, Financial and Contract Management teams and provide the co-ordination to allow these teams to operate cohesively and consistently. You will play a key role in executing and improving all project management processes to ensure robust and efficient project delivery to a strict timetable. Performing and delivering allocated project tasks, as directed by your Project or Contract Manager or Project Controls Lead. Acting as liaison between different teams within AtkinsRÉalis.

Specific responsibilities

• Tracking project costs and producing finance reports.
• Ensuring accurate and timely invoicing is carried out.
• Maintaining databases, spreadsheets and dashboards as directed by your Project or Contract Manager, for the purposes of project control.
• Prompting Project Managers / Project Directors for timely inputs to the finance reports and the project management reports.
• Ensuring compliance on aspects of financial and commercial processes, including pipeline management and Stage Gates, as per AtkinsRÉalis processes (full training to be provided).
• Working with junior members of the team, sometimes in a supervisory capacity.
• Preparing document templates to a professional standard.
• Attend monthly reviews and other meetings as required.

About you

Understanding of Project Control and Project Management principles for programmes.

Understanding of the importance of timely reporting and the energy to deliver to deadlines.

The ability to build strong relationships and support colleagues, displaying enthusiasm and a drive to grow, learn and develop within our organisation.

Essential

• Ability to work independently and to prioritise tasks.
• Sound Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Power BI would also be an advantage.
• Excellent communication and numeracy skills.
• Ability to show initiative to look for solutions to problems.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to converse with a wide range of clients and colleagues across a number of disciplines.
• A willingness to work flexibly from other office locations as required.

Desirable

• Experience of working within the transportation consultancy industry for key clients, e.g. Local Authorities, Highways England, Network Rail, Developers and/or major Contractors.
• Previous experience of working in a project support role, supporting a project manager/director or team.
• Client engagement experience.
• Experience of working with remote teams to deliver common goals.
• Knowledge of planning and scheduling softwares such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project - not essential, but an advantage.

Rewards & benefits – Careers at AtkinsRéalis

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance: This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type: Employee – Job Type Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long‑standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.