Senior Project Controls Engineer

Rullion; Birmingham, West of England, Plymouth, Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rullion seeks a Senior Project Controls Engineer to lead a cross-discipline team on medium-size nuclear programmes. You will define scope, build baselines, integrate cost, risk and schedule, and turn performance data into insights that shape delivery decisions.

Hybrid role with 2-3 days onsite across UK locations. You will influence stakeholders, establish governance, and mentor colleagues while collaborating with finance to drive accurate estimates.

Qualifications

• Proven delivery in highly regulated sectors such as defence or infrastructure.
• Experience in two or more disciplines (planning and scheduling, cost estimation, cost control, risk management, performance reporting) and associated tools.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Degree in a relevant field (or equivalent experience) and membership of a body such as APM or PMI.
• Ability to gain BPSS/SC clearance.
• Competence in required software; desire to work across sectors and clients.
• Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-discipline Project Controls team on medium-risk, medium-value projects, or be a team member on higher-risk, higher-value programmes.
• Define scope (exclusions, assumptions, interfaces, dependencies) and coordinate decomposition into a Work Breakdown Structure.
• Establish a robust Performance Measurement Baseline with the Integrated Project Team and manage change control.
• Work with suppliers to integrate and analyse performance data against contractual Project Controls requirements.
• Ensure alignment of scope, cost, risk and schedule.
• Analyse performance data, including Earned Value Management, to enable informed decisions.
• Work with Finance on Cost and Cash Estimate to Complete and Estimate At Complete profiles.
• Ensure effective identification, quantification, treatment and oversight of project risk.
• Support Project Managers in deploying resources against resource-loaded schedules.
• Establish structured, auditable governance and assure the quality and integrity of team output.
• Build relationships to support delivery recovery planning and communicate performance to influence stakeholders.
• Promote lessons learned, drive process improvement, and mentor and coach team members.

Skills

Project Controls

Planning & Scheduling

Cost Estimation

Cost Control

Risk Management

Performance Reporting

Stakeholder Influence

Leadership

Education

Degree in a relevant field

APM/PMI membership

Job description

Location: Birmingham, Glasgow, Bristol, Plymouth, BS1 6NL

Job Title: Senior Project Controls Engineer

Type: Permanent

Start: ASAP, subject to vetting

Location: Bristol, Cardiff, Plymouth, Birmingham (hybrid, 2-3 days onsite)

About the role

Take a leading role in delivering some of the UK's most significant nuclear programmes. You will lead a cross-discipline Project Controls team on medium-scale projects, or play a key part in a team on larger, more complex programmes. You will define scope, build robust baselines, integrate cost, risk and schedule, and turn performance data into insight that shapes delivery decisions. You will also establish governance, influence stakeholders, and mentor colleagues as your own leadership grows. Exposure to a range of sectors and clients, backed by a collaborative professional community.

Responsibilities

Lead a cross-discipline Project Controls team on medium-risk, medium-value projects, or be a team member on higher-risk, higher-value programmes.

Define scope (exclusions, assumptions, interfaces, dependencies) and coordinate decomposition into a Work Breakdown Structure.

Establish a robust Performance Measurement Baseline with the Integrated Project Team and manage change control.

Work with suppliers to integrate and analyse performance data against contractual Project Controls requirements.

Ensure alignment of scope, cost, risk and schedule.

Analyse performance data, including Earned Value Management, to enable informed decisions.

Work with Finance on Cost and Cash Estimate to Complete and Estimate At Complete profiles.

Ensure effective identification, quantification, treatment and oversight of project risk.

Support Project Managers in deploying resources against resource-loaded schedules.

Establish structured, auditable governance and assure the quality and integrity of team output.

Build relationships to support delivery recovery planning and communicate performance to influence stakeholders.

Promote lessons learned, drive process improvement, and mentor and coach team members.

Requirements

Proven delivery in highly regulated sectors such as defence or infrastructure.

Project Controls experience across a significant proportion of the project lifecycle.

Experience in two or more disciplines (planning and scheduling, cost estimation, cost control, risk management, performance reporting) and associated tools.

Good understanding of how integrated Project Controls disciplines operate.

Proactive, curious, comfortable with ambiguity; able to make risk-based decisions and adapt leadership style.

Strong communication and influencing skills.

Degree in a relevant field (or equivalent experience) and membership of a body such as APM or PMI.

Competence in required software; desire to work across sectors and clients.

Ability to gain BPSS/SC clearance.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.