Project Controls Engineer

Leatherhead, England, United Kingdom

4/16/2025

Title

Project Controls Engineer

Join Our Team as a Project Controls Engineer at Defence Nuclear Technology Solutions (DNTS)!

Location

The role is Hybrid where 3 days per week will be spent in the Leatherhead office.

Security Requirements

Applicants must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance for this role, which requires UK Nationality and 5-year footprint living and working in the UK.

The Role

We are seeking a talented and detail-driven Project Controls Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering cutting-edge projects within the Defence Nuclear Technology Systems (DNTS) Division in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide and manage the Project Controls framework, systems and resources to deliver an effective cost control and reporting service to Project Managers and Sponsors.
• Facilitate the production of the project WBS.
• Prepare, monitor and forecast cost and schedule baselines and working schedules during all project phases reporting to key stakeholders via the DNTS Electronic Project Status Report (ePSR) process.
• Establish and maintain a Basis of Schedule for all schedules produced.
• Ensure all applicable schedule activities have Rules of Credit and Quantity Tracking mechanisms established.
• Prepare, monitor and forecast expenditure profiles and provide accruals where needed.
• Prepare cost and progress reports, including earned value analysis, identifying critical areas and trends and recommend recovery options.
• Maintain the cost control and planning databases and validate data across systems.
• Ensure all commitments are recorded and maintain forecasts within approved financial limits.
• Maintain an estimate of the outturn value of the project and prepare the EAC for review and approval.
• Identify and track all changes or potential changes to the project baseline and subsequent underpinning of change control mechanisms.
• Provide the required information to support the risk process.
• Provide project outturns against baseline for LFE and Knowledge Management.
• Mentor and support Assistant Project Control Engineers in their development.
  
  

Accountabilities

• Ensure the accuracy of data communicated and reported to all stakeholders.
• The highlighting of any current and potential issues to the Senior Project Manager, PCM and Project Manager.
• Maintain compliance with approved processes, procedures and Project Execution Plans.
• The active contribution to continuous improvement of the functional quality and performance of Project Controls.
• Take a proactive role in the continuous improvement of project reporting across all elements of the DNTS business.
• Support the mobilisation of all new DNTS Bids, Projects and/or Business Campaigns.
  
  

What We Need

The preferred candidate will have experience in the Government and Defence sector, along with a background in the services and/or construction industry. Additionally, expertise in ERP migration is highly desirable.

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