Project Controls Engineer

Mace; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Inclusive employer

Flexible working options

Job summary

Mace is recruiting for a Project Controls Engineer to join the HPC project controls team. You will work across central, site, engineering, and nuclear interfaces, implementing project controls processes and reporting in a matrix organisation.

Responsibilities include forecasting, data integrity, trend analysis, and providing insights to enable informed decisions while upholding Mace values and governance across sensitive information.

Qualifications

• Understanding of project controls methodologies.
• High attention to detail and data quality.
• Analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Able to explain complex issues simply to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and collaboration across teams.
• Minimum educational qualification as stated (HND or equivalent).
• Experience with project controls tools and techniques for insight and performance.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain forecasts and project controls data aligned with CBS/WBS.
• Maintain project controls data in systems (Ecosys, P6, ARM).
• Coordinate and produce project controls reports with commentary.
• Support trend and change processes; provide risk/opportunity feedback.
• Provide insights to support robust decision-making with data.

Education

HND or equivalent (project management / project controls / engineering)

Project controls knowledge

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Time management

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Access)

ARM

@Risk

Safran

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Teamcenter

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project:

Hinkley Point C is helping to secure the UK's low‑carbon energy future, delivering reliable, affordable electricity to millions of homes for generations to come. As part of this nationally significant programme, you'll join a world‑class team driving innovation, collaboration and excellence across every stage of delivery. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a project of unprecedented scale and complexity, while developing your career in an environment where your expertise, leadership and ambition can make a lasting impact.

Working as key aspect of an integrated project controls (Project Controls) team, our team aims to act as a centre of excellence for project controls implementation. We are the intelligent owners of the single source of delivery performance information, operating as an integrated enabler for the successful delivery of the HPC project. We work as part of a matrix organisation supporting one of the following programmes/areas within the project: central, site, engineering, MEH, Nuclear Island (NI), conventional Island and balance of plant, instrumentation and controls, and commissioning. The role of project controls engineer is to work within the project controls team across the parts of HPC project following the project controls strategy uniformly across the project. They will work with other members of the Project Controls team supporting the implementation of project controls specific processes and framework. They will follow all governance arrangements for Integrated project controls providing effective reporting of project controls information in a timely and accurate manner.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Producing and maintaining accurate forecasts and project controls data in alignment with the cost breakdown structure or work breakdown structure (CBS/WBS).
• Accurately maintain all project controls data for their area of responsibility within the project controls software systems e.g. Ecosys, P6, ARM etc.
• Co-ordinate and produce project controls reports to a defined reporting cycle, including commentary on key time-related drivers and performance issues.
• Assist in the trend and change process, including analysis at project level, generating performance indicators and providing feedback on areas of risk and opportunities.
• Delivers clear and concise insights to support robust decision-making utilising commercial and technical information to influence decisions.
• Analytical support for project controls managers and senior project controls engineers through robust analysis and interpretation of technical, financial, and performance data to facilitate prioritisation and any necessary actions.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve mutually successful outcomes in keeping with the HPC project values of humility, positivity, respect, solidarity and clarity and culture of trust, transparency and teamwork.
• Applying fundamental project and business project controls principles and interfaces with wider management processes.
• Help promote and embed a culture of good governance, risk awareness and compliance across the organisation. Support the education of project controls reporting functionality and provide feedback and recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure all project documents, in particular sensitive nuclear information, are correctly protectively marked, and protected in accordance with EDF policies and procedures.

You’ll Need To Have

• Understanding of project controls methodologies and techniques.
• High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy of outputs and validity of quality data.
• Analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Effectively communicates complex issues and concepts (unique insights) in simple ways to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• High standard of interpersonal skills.
• Collaboration with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve mutually successful outcomes.
• Minimum of HND or equivalent qualification in project management, project controls, engineering, or another related field.
• Proven experience of project controls, including the tools and a variety of techniques used to deliver project insight and assess performance.
• Primavera P6 (Scheduling).
• EcoSys (Cost, Change, EVM).
• Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
• ARM (Risks, Opportunities, Trends).
• @Risk (QCRA).
• Safran (QSRA).
• Adobe Professional (Report Publishing).
• Teamcenter (Document Control).

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.