Project Controls Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Controls Engineer to join their dynamic team in Leeds. This role offers the chance to work on complex, multi-faceted projects across Energy, Infrastructure, and Industrial sectors. The company emphasizes professional development and provides a supportive environment to help you achieve your career goals. As part of the Controls and Assurance team, you will collaborate with various stakeholders, ensuring data alignment and delivering professional advice. If you are a proactive thinker with strong analytical skills, this is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in a thriving consultancy.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and scheduling using Primavera.
• Knowledge of project controls methodologies and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support the Controls and Assurance team on complex projects.
• Produce monthly reports and forecasts using software like Power BI.

Skills

Project Controls Methodologies

Earned Value Analysis

Client Communication

Analytical Thinking

Education

Diploma or Degree in Relevant Field

Membership or Progress towards RICS/APM/ACostE

Tools

Primavera

Power BI

Tableau

SAP

Oracle

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About the Role

Our client is one of the world’s leading project and cost management consultancies, operating at the forefront of the property, transport, and industry sectors. We collaborate with clients to create sustainable solutions that connect people, data, and technology to design, deliver, and operate complex projects.

Our Controls and Assurance Team combines proven project controls approaches with creative thinking and technology to manage complexity and bring projects to life with maximum impact. We are expanding nationally, offering many exciting opportunities across Energy, Infrastructure, and Industrial clients. Now is an excellent time to join us.

We emphasize the training, development, and progression of our staff, committed to providing high-quality professional services with cutting-edge expertise. Join us to benefit from a development program designed to fully meet your career objectives.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Project Controls Engineer to join our successful team based in Leeds, supporting clients in the North Region.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Controls and Assurance team on complex, multi-faceted projects.
• Interface with programme managers, project managers, Quantity Surveyors, risk consultants, and planners to deliver professional advice and meet reporting deadlines.
• Ensure data alignment between cost and other disciplines within project controls.
• Align actual costs with financial actuals.
• Review payment applications from contractors and suppliers against project progress.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining project controls processes for cost, schedule, and risk.
• Facilitate trend and change processes, including producing change reports, analyzing cost impacts, and identifying opportunities and risks.
• Assure client’s cost data, including estimates, cost to complete, actual costs, and contractor forecasts.
• Produce monthly reports, resource updates, and forecasts using software like Power BI, Tableau, etc.

Qualifications and Experience

• A recognized diploma or degree, or equivalent experience.
• Membership or progress towards membership of RICS, APM, ACostE, or similar.
• Experience in planning and scheduling using Primavera.
• Knowledge of project controls methodologies and techniques.
• Understanding of earned value analysis and tools like Prism, Cobra, etc.
• Ability to reconcile cost information from systems like SAP, Oracle, etc.
• Experience in Energy, Infrastructure, or Industrial sectors.
• Experience with contracts such as NEC3/4, IChemE, FIDIC.
• Effective client communication skills and project advisory experience.
• Strong report writing and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation.

Personal Attributes

• Confident, professional, and excellent communicator.
• Analytical, proactive, and creative thinker.
• Self-motivated, organized, and able to prioritize.
• Collaborative with strong relationship-building skills.
• Capable of working under pressure and meeting deadlines.