Project Controls Engineer - All levels - Defence

Frontier Resourcing; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer with a strong passion for risk management. In this pivotal role, you will lead risk teams, facilitate workshops, and ensure the accuracy of project data. Your expertise in risk assessment and project lifecycle management will be essential as you drive measurable management responses. This opportunity offers a dynamic environment where your leadership skills will shine, empowering a diverse team to achieve project success. Join a company that values professional development and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, making a significant impact on your career and the industry.

Benefits

Corporate gym membership

Pension

Employee assistance programme

Season ticket loan

Ability to buy or sell annual leave days

Company social events

Sports team membership

Mentoring

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a risk delivery role with strong experience in risk management.
• Ability to facilitate risk workshops and manage project lifecycle risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk teams and facilitate workshops to manage project-related risks.
• Oversee risk tool activities ensuring data quality and accuracy.

Skills

Risk Management

Project Controls

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in a relevant technical or management field

Professional body membership (e.g. APM, IRM, PMI)

Tools

Risk management software/tools

Job description

Job Description

As a Senior Project Controls Engineer, you have a passion to provide risk management services as required by our clients, that may include but not limited to:

• Leading one or more Risk teams across medium complexity and medium risk project and programmes.
• Facilitating risk workshops to identify and manage specific project / programme related threats, opportunities & issues.
• Oversee the risk tool project and / or programme activities to ensure quality and accuracy of data.
• Review and approve detailed project and programme risk reports produced by the risk team to provide quality oversight.
• Leading the identification and recording of appropriate management responses which are measurable and specific, along with assessing the post mitigated positions.
• Proactively manage the completion of management responses to help deliver target positions.

Qualifications

You have professional Project Controls experience in one or more sectors across the whole Project lifecycle, with strong experience in Risk Management and the associated software / tools. You will be able to demonstrate qualitative and quantitative assessment of risk, a working knowledge of an integrated risk management process (risk, cost, schedule) on a large programme, and be able to facilitate risk workshops.

You are a strong communicator and leader with ability to influence, manage, motivate, coach and develop a team by creating a diverse and inclusive environment. You promote empowerment and contribution and have a passion to build a community and support network beyond your delivery role.

You also:

• Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience of at least 3 years in a risk delivery role.
• Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g. Association for Project Management, Institute of Risk Managers or Project Management Institute.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have strong leadership with the ability to mobilise, inspire and lead by example.
• Have strong stakeholder management experience.
• Can navigate through conflict situations and defuse tension.

The benefits we offer include:

• Competitive salary
• Structured learning and development sessions throughout your programme
• Support to become professionally qualified
• Access to a range of online learning tools
• Corporate gym membership
• Pension
• Employee assistance programme
• Season ticket loan
• Ability to buy or sell annual leave days
• Company social events
• Sports team membership
• Mentoring
• Cycle to work scheme.

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