Project Controls Data & Reporting Analyst

AtkinsRéalis; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training and professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the United Kingdom seeks a data analytics professional to support development and maintenance of data models, dashboards, and performance reporting within the Project Controls function. You will collaborate with senior team members to produce high-quality insights that enable informed decisions on a fast-paced construction programme.

This role offers opportunities to deepen Power BI capabilities, contribute to KPI reporting across time, cost, risk and quality, and drive

Qualifications

• Experience building structured data models and dashboards.
• Strong data manipulation and analysis capabilities.
• Familiarity with NEC contract environments is a plus.
• Experience in reporting and KPIs for construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain structured data models underpinning interactive dashboards.
• Deliver dashboards highlighting performance trends with clear insights.
• Contribute to root cause analysis by preparing and validating data for reporting.

Skills

Power BI dashboards

DAX calculations

Power Query

Advanced Excel

Data modelling

Data analysis

Project Controls knowledge

Schedule & cost management

NEC contract awareness

Tools

Power BI

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power Platform

Job description

In this role, you will support the development and maintenance of data models, dashboards, and performance reporting within the Project Controls function. Working closely with senior team members, you will contribute to producing high-quality insights that enable effective decision-making across the project. This position offers the opportunity to build deeper capability in Power BI, project controls processes, and data analysis within a fast-paced project environment.,

• Assist in developing and maintaining structured data models that underpin interactive dashboard visualisations.
• Support the delivery of dashboards that highlight performance trends and areas of concern through clear, actionable insights.
• Contribute to root cause analysis by preparing, organising, and validating data used in reporting outputs.

Project Controls Process Support

• Develop an understanding of construction project controls processes and help document business processes with digitalisation in mind.
• Work with senior team members to ensure reporting inputs adhere to agreed processes and quality standards.

Reporting & Performance Insights

• Support the preparation of periodic and ad-hoc reports, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely submission.
• Assist in compiling the monthly project review pack and ensuring information flows effectively to senior stakeholders.
• Help collate KPIs and progress data related to time, cost, risk, change, and quality.

Performance Measurement & Integration

• Contribute to the development and implementation of performance measurement systems, such as Earned Value Management (EVM), under guidance from senior team members.
• Help integrate schedule, cost, scope, quality, risk, and change data to create a holistic view of project health.
• Provide initial interpretation of monthly reporting outputs to support timely decision-making.

Continuous Improvement

• Demonstrable experience in transforming and organising data sets using Power Query or similar tools.
• Experience in developing structured data models incorporating fact and dimension tables, with the ability to define and manage relationships within Power BI.
• Competency in data manipulation and analysis, preferably with exposure to DAX for calculations and insights.
• Experience in creating or supporting the development of Power BI dashboards, with an understanding of how to translate data into meaningful visual insights.
• Strong skills in Advanced Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, visualisation techniques, and automation to support robust reporting and analysis.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) to support workflow creation, data capture, and visualisation.
• Experience working within a Project Controls environment on large or complex construction or infrastructure programmes.
• Understanding of schedule, cost, and risk management principles.
• Previous involvement in a Project Controls team within a major project setting.
• Awareness of the transport, energy, infrastructure, or construction sectors, including familiarity with NEC contract environments.

We're Atkinséalis, 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.

At Atkinséalis, 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.

• 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.