Senior Project Controls Lead – Nuclear Civil Works

Laing O'Rourke; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Project Controls Manager to support the Sizewell C civil works. You will oversee planning, scheduling and earned value across the Sub-Section, ensuring cost and time constraints are met while aligning with the civils programme.

Based in Ipswich with hybrid working two days per week, you will lead IMS development, review subcontractor programmes, and coach teams on planning processes while collaborating with the CWA planning groups to maintain safety, quality and

Qualifications

• Experience communicating schedule updates to Senior Management in complex manufacturing projects.
• Strong leadership in schedule management and related processes.
• Ability to guide teams on Project Controls, Planning, and Scheduling tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clients, contractors, and designers.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining project controls and schedules across multiple capital projects.
• Skilled in defining and improving planning approaches.
• Solid knowledge of Project Management and Planning techniques.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience integrating multiple schedules and managing Change and Risk systems.
• Familiar with interfacing planning with Cost and Change Control.
• Security clearance as required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deploy project controls for the Sub-Section, aligning with project goals and requirements.
• Support and maintain Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), and coding systems for accurate reporting.
• Develop and implement Earned Value Management (EVM) and generate progress and performance reports.
• Lead development and maintenance of Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) across fabrication and manufacturing scopes.
• Collaborate with Civil Works Alliance (CWA) planning teams and enforce planning standards.
• Perform Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and include schedule contingencies.
• Analyze schedule variances and develop recovery options.
• Coach team members on planning processes and project controls best practices.
• Monitor and report on project KPIs and earned value metrics for effective decision-making.

Skills

Schedule management

Leadership in schedule management

Project Controls

Planning tools

Communication with stakeholders

Primavera P6

Earned Value Management

Change and Risk management

Interface with cost/change control

Tools

Primavera P6

CEMAR

Job description

Laing O'Rourke is recruiting a Project Controls Manager to support the Sizewell C civil works. You will oversee planning, scheduling and earned value across the Sub-Section, ensuring cost and time constraints are met while aligning with the civils programme.

Based in Ipswich with hybrid working two days per week, you will lead IMS development, review subcontractor programmes, and coach teams on planning processes while collaborating with the CWA planning groups to maintain safety, quality and