Project Controls Analyst

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AtkinsRéalis, Balfour Beatty and Egis Road Operations UK are part of a consortium, creating Connect Plus Services, a unique partnership with a collective strength in highways asset care from finance, through to design, build, maintenance as well as day to day operation.

As part of our 30-year remit to manage and improve the capital's orbital motorway network, we deliver major improvement projects, such as widening 38 miles of the M25, refurbishing tunnels and bridges, and installing hundreds of variable messaging signs and gantries, helping to maximise the use of the network and deliver more reliable journeys.

Connect Plus services are seeking to appoint a Street Lighting Engineer to join our team on the M25 DBFO project. This position involves undertaking design projects, managing timelines and external consultants, and ensuring effective communication among team members, the supply chain and internal and external stakeholders.

This role is central to monitoring projects by integrating scope, value, schedule and risks, and analysing data to provide performance and overall results to the Delivery Team and key stakeholders. Part of the Project Controls Team, working closely with CPS Portfolio Managers, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Project Planners, Designers and Framework Contractors to deliver on time and maintain contractual compliance. The Project Controls Analyst will work closely with Portfolio Managers, Project Managers, Commercial Team, Planning Team, Design Team and Framework Contractors to produce accurate, timely and reliable performance reports, including regular reports showing achievements and/or variation against agreed baselines and providing reasons for deviation. Responsible for performance analytics required to support project delivery on an annual programme of between £150m-£200m and individual projects up to £20m in value.

Your Purpose:

• Collect and communicate commercial and programme baselines that will be set for performance monitoring and reporting.
• Provide Project Controls Analytics to Portfolio Managers and Project Managers across CPS, including production and maintenance of accurate, timely and reliable performance results on CPS Delivery.
• Provision of internal and external reports on delivery performance to support internal and external reports to CPS, CP, National Highways and other stakeholders.
• Ensure the monthly commercial forecast and programme schedule align and the delivery assumptions in both the commercial forecast and schedule forecast are matching. Query any discrepancies as necessary with the Project Managers, Commercial and Planning Teams.
• Produce internal reports covering delivery performance and contractual compliance providing insight into KPIs.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure monthly reports meet timescales and quality criteria.
• Use the performance data to create benchmarks for future projects by asset type.
• Ensure that common coding structures are applied throughout the programme to allow reporting.

What you can bring:

• Educated to A-level standard or equivalent, preferably including mathematics or technically-base subjects.
• Experience of working with NEC contracts preferred.
• Experience of working in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Analytical skills that allow for development of data-driven reports.
• Ability to use SQL, PowerBI and/or Microsoft Excel to develop and produce quality dashboards and reports.
• Knowledge and experience of handling large volumes of data with the ability to summarise key points and trends.
• Close attention to detail that could impact results.
• Highly organised and able to handle many ongoing priorities without impact on outputs.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.

Security clearance:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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