Project Controls Engineer

Project Controls Engineer required to work for Principal Contractor JV on the High Speed Rail London Tunnels Programme.

12 Month Contract Initially - Inside IR35
Based at London Euston & Willesden Junction - Hybrid Working Arrangements, 3 days in the office, 2 days WFH.

Candidates required to have worked on similar major Construction/Infrastructure Engineering Projects.
Cost Management, Commercial Reporting, Data Management.

Project Controls Engineer Brief:
Assist the Project Control Manager and/or Planning Manager to ensure effective execution of Project Controls on the project. Comply with company procedures to achieve close project control and accurate project forecasting.

Responsibilities of Project Controls will vary from project to project but may include:

Schedule development and management.
Resource planning and management.
Cost management.
Change management.
Earned value management.
Risk and opportunity management.
Project reporting - to the client and company.
The Project Controls Engineer will support this agenda, and develop and produce reports as required, for example on progress, outputs achieved, critical paths, resources (including quantity tracking) and earned value.

Experience Required:
Thorough understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) terminology and practice.
High degree of proficiency in P6 Planning and Control Software, (including aspects of budgets and resources).
Knowledge of the Engineering and Construction Industry.
Competent IT skills including MS Excel and the ability to use this to manipulate data and produce data gathering templates.
Good knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint including SharePoint Lists.
An ability to effectively interpret data and provide input on business process improvement.
Experience using data visualisation tool Microsoft Power BI, creating meaningful graphs and dashboards.