Senior Project Controls Lead – Energy Projects

Baker Hughes; Nailsea; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Disability protection

Pension and retirement plans

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Senior Project Controller to lead project controls across cost, schedule, risk and performance for complex energy projects. You will advise Project Directors and leadership teams, implementing robust controls and ensuring governance, reporting and continuous improvement across the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with project teams, customers, and functional stakeholders to drive best practices, deliver insights and support successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project controls for large-scale oil & gas or energy projects.
• Strong understanding of planning and scheduling, cost management, risk management, forecasting, performance analysis, and change management.
• Experience implementing and assuring project controls governance, processes, and best practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence decisions and communicate at all levels.
• Proficiency with project controls tools such as MSP, Primavera P6, Unifier, ERP systems, ARM, or similar software.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining the Project Control Plan with alignment to project objectives and governance.
• Starting up projects and monitoring progress to ensure controls processes, systems and reporting are established.
• Acting as main contact for Project Directors, project teams and customers on cost, risk, performance and reporting.
• Integrating schedule, cost, risk, forecasting and scope change management for a comprehensive performance view.
• Leading deployment and ongoing management of project controls systems, tools, interfaces and reporting methodologies.
• Providing project performance analysis, identifying trends, risks and variances and supporting corrective actions.
• Supporting project reviews, governance forums and customer meetings with project controls insights and reporting.
• Engaging with internal/external stakeholders to drive continuous improvement in the controls function.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Cost management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

MS Project

Primavera P6

ERP systems

Tools

MSP

Primavera P6

Unifier

ARM (Active Risk Manager)

ERP systems

Job description

Baker Hughes is seeking a Senior Project Controller to lead project controls across cost, schedule, risk and performance for complex energy projects. You will advise Project Directors and leadership teams, implementing robust controls and ensuring governance, reporting and continuous improvement across the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with project teams, customers, and functional stakeholders to drive best practices, deliver insights and support successful project outcomes.