Project Controls Analyst - Newcastle

Accenture; Wallsend; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking a Project Controls Analyst to support delivery in a project management office. This role involves using data analytics to drive insights, managing operational data for large projects, and collaborating with various teams to ensure successful programme delivery. Key qualifications include expertise in Power BI and project management. The position offers hybrid working arrangements from Newcastle, with opportunities for growth and career advancements.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of data analytics and tools like Power BI.
• Experience in project management and managing large-scale programmes.
• Ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support successful delivery as part of the project management office.
• Use data analytics to inform programme strategy.
• Own and manage operational data for large projects.
• Liaise with teams to understand status, issues, and risks.
• Create and manage project budgets using management tools.

Skills

Data analytics

Power BI

Project management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Project Controls Analyst

Location: Newcastle Upon-Tyne

Hybrid Working: Please note - This role will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week.

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

As a team:

Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.

Accenture Technology powers our clients to achieve high performance. We combine business and industry insights with innovative technology to drive growth for our clients. We extend our technology and business capabilities through a powerful alliance ecosystem of market leaders and innovators to provide our clients the best specialised skills and tailored solutions.

You’ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

In our team you will learn:

• Our Advanced Technology Centre is a thriving technology and innovation hub from where we deliver high quality services to a number of private and public sector clients.
• You’ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

As a Project Controls Service Analyst, you will:

• Support successful delivery as part of the project management office for large scale, high-complexity programmes
• Use data analytics to uncover actionable insights and inform programme strategy via relevant tools (e.g. Power BI)
• Own and manage end to end operational data for large projects or programmes of work
• Work with delivery teams to understand status, issues, risks and putting in place mitigation plans
• Plan, budget creation, management and control using a bespoke suite of programme management tools; including setting up plans, tracking progress, and reporting variances.
• Liaise with Commercial and Financial Management teams to ensure that programme and corporate finances are aligned and that the Programme is delivering to target
• Manage internal and client stakeholder relationships
• Responsible for identifying and driving continuous service improvement and process automation