Integrated Programme Controls Graduate - Birmingham, Glasgow, London or Manchester
We have several opportunities across the UK for STEM graduates to work within our Buildings and Places team, to help develop innovative class‑leading project controls solutions to improve investment decision making for our clients in the UK and around the world. The roles can be based in our London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Manchester office within our Integrated Programme Controls (IPC) Team.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for confident self‑starters with a strong work ethic to champion Avecom’s vision and values. The role can be varied and is dependent on the client, sector and project. The choice of rotating around disciplines is available throughout your career to maximise your personal fulfilment, subject to business availability.
Project Controls
- Assist in preparing, updating, and monitoring schedules, preparing status reports and staffing curves, in alignment with scope of work and resource, including subcontractors and consultants.
- Monitor and report on project planned spend, actual spend, and estimate to complete.
- Develop knowledge and support coordination of performance measurement and earned value plan and updates.
- Support Project team with the change control management process and gain insight into rationale and importance of change events.
- Support maintaining governance across the Control account.
Data Analytics
- Assist in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to support strategic business decisions.
- Work closely with stakeholders to develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualisations that provide data‑driven solutions.
- Support data quality initiatives by identifying and resolving inconsistencies, ensuring accuracy and reliability of the data.
- Contribute to the automation of data processes to streamline reporting and analysis activities.
- Support the implementation of data management best practices and contribute to process improvements.
You will work alongside key stakeholders to demonstrate the effective identification, management and reporting of key risk exposures.
Risk Management
- Propose and develop suitable risk control framework and enhanced reporting for the benefit of senior management and different stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of risk control monitoring, including sourcing of data in a sustainable way and to improve data quality.
- Provide qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and control solutions.
- Support and develop risk systems and infrastructure.
- Participate in the enhancement and automation of the different risk processes and reporting.
- Manage complex projects requiring coordination with other departments.
- Adhere to challenging reporting timelines while supporting PMs to ensure they have the necessary information for their reporting needs.
Planning and Scheduling
- Assist collaboratively with developing, maintaining and progressing quality project plans/schedules in line with functional processes and project requirements.
- Assemble project plans, ensuring they capture the full project scope and that resources are considered and loaded as required.
- Validate plans/schedules for completeness and fitness for purpose, in line with the Project Management Plan.
- Proactively identify opportunities and risks in the plan.
- Monitor the critical path and key milestones, proactively advising the delivery team of any potential changes.
Cost Control
- Provide cost management inputs and support to the budget and forecast requirements.
- Develop and maintain cost models to ensure accurate reporting, benchmarking and analysis of infrastructure costs.
- Work closely with the scheduling team to ensure integration and alignment of infrastructure cost models and schedules.
- Identify cost‑saving opportunities and implement cost‑reduction measures.
- Develop key cost management measures, metrics and cost drivers.
- Aid in the development of benchmarking databases and reporting processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (min 2.1 or equivalent) in a STEM discipline.
- Member of a relevant body (desirable) with supporting accreditation or certification.
- Relevant work experience would be advantageous but not essential.
Key Skills and Experience
- Must have proficient IT skills, particularly MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project).
- Must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills (both verbal and written) with the ability to work with a wide range of clients and consultants.
- Must possess excellent presentation and negotiation skills.
- Strong organisational, problem solving, decision making and time management skills.
- High aptitude to learning new systems and technology.
- Must be able to work effectively as part of a team.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), dependent on assignment.
Additional Information
Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.
You must have permanent right to work in the UK or Ireland as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
All Early Careers (Apprentices and Graduates) colleagues complete the AECOM ADVANCE programme before progressing to their professional qualification with the RICS. You will be supported through this process with an appointed Counsellor, access to resources and attendance at our three‑day technical residential and case study workshop to prepare them for their APC.
All newly hired employees are required to attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [emailprotected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
