Project Controls Engineer

Job title: Project Controls Engineer
Job Type: Permanent
Start date: ASAP - Subject to vetting
Pay rate: £45,000 - £50,000 + Car allowance + benefits
Location: Plymouth, Cardiff, Bristol
Hybrid/Remote Working: 2-3 days onsite

Help shape the delivery of major UK nuclear programmes. As a Project Controls Engineer, you will join a cross-discipline team working on projects of national importance. You will define scope, build robust baselines and turn performance data into clear insight that informs decisions at the highest level. Working within an Integrated Project Team, you will integrate scope, cost, risk, and schedule, with the opportunity to lead your own workstreams as you develop.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to workstreams within a cross-discipline Project Controls team

• Support scope definition, capture exclusions/assumptions/interfaces, and coordinate Work Breakdown Structure development

• Establish and maintain a robust Performance Measurement Baseline and manage change control

• Collaborate with suppliers to integrate and analyse performance data against contractual requirements

• Integrate and align scope, cost, risk and schedule

• Analyse performance data, including Earned Value Management, to support informed delivery decisions

• Liaise with Finance on forward-looking positions (Cash ETC and EAC)

• Support risk management (identification, quantification, treatment and oversight)

• Support resource deployment in line with resource-loaded schedules

• Assure quality, accuracy and integrity of outputs

• Communicate delivery performance and influence stakeholders

• Promote learning from experience and process improvement

Essential Requirements

• Experience of delivering projects and Project Controls across one or more lifecycle stages

• Experience in one or more Project Controls disciplines (Planning & Scheduling, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Risk Management or Performance Reporting) and associated tools

• Basic understanding of how integrated Project Controls disciplines operate

• Proactive, curious, "can-do" attitude and comfort working in ambiguous environments

• Strong communication and influencing skills

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant technical or management field (or equivalent experience)

• Membership (or working towards) of a relevant professional body (e.g. APM or PMI)

• Competence in relevant software tools

• Ability to gain BPSS/SC clearance

• Desire to work across sectors and clients

Advertised by Rullion Ltd Since 1978, Rullion has secured exceptional candidates for clients ranging from large brands to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, we focus on honest, long-lasting relationships. We celebrate diversity and are committed to equal opportunities.

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