Senior Project Controller

Senior Project Controller

Warrington

Main Responsibilities:

• Support your Engineering Project Manager (EPM) in monitoring, controlling, and reporting on engineering projects.
• Manage projects ranging from Concept Design to Execution Design across various sectors including Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, and Food.
• Handle medium to large projects, both greenfield and brownfield, typically up to 30,000 hours.
• Depending on project size and complexity, work on either a single project or a portfolio of projects.
• Ensure the integrity and effectiveness of planning/scheduling, cost control, project change control, and project risk management in line with the contract.
• Set up the project schedule and reporting system according to project contract requirements.
• Update and monitor the project schedule and control estimate with input from discipline lead engineers, procurement manager, and EPM, challenging reported progress if necessary.
• Provide planning and cost information (e.g., histograms, S-curves, performance indices) required for progress reports.
• Identify changes in resource requirements for projects.
• Advise the EPM on ways to recover from programme slippage.
• Identify risks to the programme or budget and advise the EPM accordingly.

Experience & Qualifications:

Required:

• Previous experience as a project controls engineer in an Engineering/EPCM/EPC company within the specified sectors.
• Experience in setting up an engineering project schedule and reporting system.
• Sound knowledge of multidiscipline engineering projects and a solid understanding of interdependencies and logic links between intra- and inter-discipline activities and deliverables.
• Experience working on large-scale portfolios, programmes, or projects.
• Sound knowledge of and experience with various phases of engineering and construction projects – concept, FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning.
• Experience and good understanding of working with common standard forms of contract (NEC3 and 4, FIDIC, etc.).
• Strong understanding of Project Controls practices, processes, and tools, including standard metrics such as BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, SPI, CPI.
• Significant capability in the use of scheduling software (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint) and SAP.
• Experience in the use of various cost control, risk management, and reporting tools.
• Result-oriented mindset, with a focus on helping the EPM complete projects profitably.

Preferred:

• HND/BSc/BEng/MSc in Engineering or Chartered Engineer status.
• Qualification from APE (Association of Planning Engineers) and/or AcosteE (Association of Cost Engineers).

How to Apply:

Please send your CV andy.cruickshank@hays.com