Project Controls Engineer: Planning, Cost & Risk

Nuvia Uk; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NUVIA UK is hiring a Project Controls Engineer for the STEP fusion programme’s ILIOS consortium in the UK. You will support planning, scheduling, cost management, risk and change control to deliver safety, quality, cost and schedule objectives across STEP construction projects.

You will collaborate with Project Managers, engineering, and client stakeholders, develop Primavera P6 schedules, monitor progress, produce dashboards and reports, and drive continuous improvement in project controls

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management or related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in project controls, planning or programme controls on large infrastructure, nuclear, energy or major construction projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Experience developing and managing complex integrated construction schedules.
• Experience with QSRA tools such as PRA, Safran Risk, Acumen Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis, @Risk or equivalent.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience working under NEC contracts.
• Professional membership with APM, ACostE or PMI.
• Project Controls, Planning or Risk Management certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, baselines, WBS, and execution plans using Primavera P6 or equivalent tools.
• Monitor progress, analyse schedule performance, and conduct critical path analysis to identify risks and recovery opportunities.
• Facilitate progress reviews and produce short, medium, and long-term look-ahead programmes.
• Maintain project cost control systems and monitor budgets, expenditures, commitments, and forecasts.
• Perform earned value analysis and assess cost variances against approved baselines.
• Prepare cost reports and forecasts while ensuring compliance with financial governance requirements.
• Produce project dashboards, KPIs, and performance reports for management and client stakeholders.
• Analyse schedule, cost, risk, and progress data to identify trends, issues, and improvement opportunities.
• Deliver accurate weekly and monthly project controls reporting to support decision-making.
• Support the identification, assessment, and monitoring of project risks and opportunities.
• Maintain risk registers, mitigation plans, and associated tracking mechanisms.
• Facilitate risk workshops and contribute to qualitative and quantitative risk analysis activities.
• Support and administer project change management processes and controls.
• Assess schedule and cost impacts of proposed changes and maintain change records.
• Ensure approved changes are incorporated into project baselines, schedules, and forecasts.
• Collaborate with project, engineering, commercial, procurement, and construction teams to ensure alignment.
• Build effective relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors to support project delivery.
• Contribute to governance reviews, project meetings, and programme reporting activities.
• Support the development and enhancement of project controls processes, systems, and standards.
• Promote best-practice project controls methodologies across the project team.
• Contribute to lessons learned activities and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Project controls experience

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

PRA

Safran Risk

Acumen Risk

Primavera Risk Analysis

@Risk

Job description

NUVIA UK is hiring a Project Controls Engineer for the STEP fusion programme’s ILIOS consortium in the UK. You will support planning, scheduling, cost management, risk and change control to deliver safety, quality, cost and schedule objectives across STEP construction projects.

You will collaborate with Project Managers, engineering, and client stakeholders, develop Primavera P6 schedules, monitor progress, produce dashboards and reports, and drive continuous improvement in project controls