Project Controls Engineer

Pace; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy specializing in project controls is seeking a Project Controls Engineer in the City of Westminster. You'll be involved in major UK infrastructure projects, focusing on building and maintaining integrated controls for cost, schedule, and risk. The ideal candidate has solid experience with Primavera P6 and Excel, and enjoys contributing to project governance. A degree in Engineering or Project Management is preferred. Join a high-performing team that values your work.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in cost and schedule controls (client-side or consultancy).
• Strong understanding of project governance and reporting.
• Experience with forecasting and performance insights.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrated cost, schedule, and risk controls.
• Work hands-on with Primavera P6, Excel, and Power BI.
• Support Project Managers and stakeholders with performance insights.

Skills

Cost control

Schedule management

Communication

Analytical skills

Primavera P6

Excel

Power BI

Education

Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or similar

Job description

If you're a Project Controls Engineer who gets it - the data, the detail, the deadlines - and you're ready for a real challenge, read on You'll be joining a high-performing consultancy delivering across major UK infrastructure projects (think rail, energy, water, or defence). The kind of programmes where your work actually moves the needle.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Building and maintaining integrated cost, schedule, and risk controls
• Working hands‑on with Primavera P6, Excel/Power BI, and Earned Value
• Supporting Project Managers and stakeholders with accurate forecasting and performance insights
• Driving project governance and reporting that actually adds value
• Solid experience in cost and schedule controls (client‑side or consultancy)
• Strong P6 and Excel skills – Power BI or risk exposure is a bonus
• Analytical mindset, great communicator, and thrives in fast‑moving environments
• Ideally degree‑qualified in Engineering, Project Management, or similar

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