Senior Planner: WBS, Schedule & Cost Control

AECOM; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in Glasgow seeks a Project Controls specialist to support cost management and scheduling for infrastructure projects. You will work with the project team to establish baseline data from drawings and specifications, using MS Project and Primavera P6 to maintain integrated schedules and monitor performance.

The role involves preparing revised cost forecasts, analyzing variance, tracking progress, and producing dashboards and executive summaries for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in integrated project schedules using project controls tools.
• Ability to forecast costs, trends and resource needs.
• Strong understanding of earned value and variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze cost data and identify key project issues.
• Prepare revised cost forecasts and expenditure analysis.
• Create and maintain dashboards and executive summaries.
• Support project managers and lead junior staff on tasks.
• Coordinate change control and cost/schedule integration.

Skills

Project controls

Meeting leadership

PM liaison

Cost forecasting

Earned value

Variance analysis

Resource forecasting

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

AECOM in Glasgow seeks a Project Controls specialist to support cost management and scheduling for infrastructure projects. You will work with the project team to establish baseline data from drawings and specifications, using MS Project and Primavera P6 to maintain integrated schedules and monitor performance.

The role involves preparing revised cost forecasts, analyzing variance, tracking progress, and producing dashboards and executive summaries for stakeholders.