Project Controls Engineer: Planning, Cost & Performance

Ode Ltd; Great Yarmouth; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Company pension

Company performance-related bonus

Salary sacrifice electric car scheme

Sick pay

Life insurance

Private medical and dental insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

ODE Asset Management Limited (ODE) in Great Yarmouth is seeking an experienced Project Controls Engineer to join the Logistics and Planning team on a permanent, full-time basis. Based in Great Yarmouth, you will deliver integrated cost control, planning, forecasting and performance management across multiple client contracts and projects.

You will work with Operations Managers, Engineering, Supply Chain and Finance to ensure robust project controls, clear visibility of performance, and informed

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC/HND, professional qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience in Project Controls, Cost Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Economics, Finance or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in a project controls, cost control, planning or similar analytical role.
• Experience preparing budgets, forecasts, cost reports and management information.
• Experience developing or maintaining project or operational schedules.
• Strong commercial, financial, analytical and numerical capability.
• Excellent attention to detail with a strong focus on data integrity.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple contracts, projects and competing priorities.
• Confident communicator with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong written communication and report-writing skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to work with limited supervision.
• Experience within oil & gas, offshore energy, renewables, engineering or another safety-critical industry.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Experience using Power BI or similar reporting/dashboard tools.
• Understanding of project controls principles including baselining, forecasting, change control, progress measurement and variance analysis.
• Experience working within a client-facing environment.
• Knowledge of procurement, contracting and commercial processes.
• Awareness of Duty Holder/Operator environments and offshore operations.

Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining and administering integrated operational and project schedules using Primavera P6 and other planning systems as appropriate.
• Working with Operations, Engineering, Logistics and other disciplines to capture planned activities, milestones, dependencies and resource requirements.
• Monitoring actual progress against approved plans and baselines and identifying schedule variances, constraints and potential conflicts.
• Undertaking schedule reviews and supporting the development of recovery or mitigation plans.
• Integrating client, contractor and supplier activities into ODE operational plans.
• Identifying key interfaces and dependencies across operations, procurement, engineering, marine, aviation and other project activities.
• Supporting short, medium and long-term operational planning and producing lookaheads and milestone reports.
• Providing integrated cost and schedule reporting to Operations Managers.
• Supporting the identification and assessment of changes to scope, cost and schedule.
• Developing dashboards, KPIs and management information to clearly communicate project and contract performance.
• Analysing trends and performance data to identify emerging issues before they adversely affect cost, schedule or operational delivery.
• Supporting client-specific project controls procedures, reporting calendars and governance requirements.
• Contributing to monthly and quarterly performance reviews.
• Using Excel, Power BI and other digital tools to improve the quality, efficiency and presentation of management information.
• Supporting continuous improvement of project controls processes, systems and reporting tools.

Skills

Budgeting & cost control

Planning & scheduling

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

ODE Asset Management Limited (ODE) in Great Yarmouth is seeking an experienced Project Controls Engineer to join the Logistics and Planning team on a permanent, full-time basis. Based in Great Yarmouth, you will deliver integrated cost control, planning, forecasting and performance management across multiple client contracts and projects.

You will work with Operations Managers, Engineering, Supply Chain and Finance to ensure robust project controls, clear visibility of performance, and informed