Programme Controls Graduate: Data, Planning & Risk in Glasgow

Job Description

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 London, Birmingham, Glasgow, or Manchester within our Integrated Programme Controls (IPC) Team.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for confident self‑starters with a strong work ethic to champion Aecom’s vision and values.

The role can vary 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 visualizations 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.
• 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, Power Point, 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 organizational, problem solving, decision making and time management skills.
• High aptitude to learn new systems or 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.

EEO Statement

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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