Senior Project Controls Consultant

Company Description

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Job Description

At AECOM, we are currently recruiting for Senior Project Controls consultants to join us at either our Birmingham, Manchester or London offices. The role will be part of the AECOM Integrated Programme Controls team and demonstrable experience in the delivery of PMO best practice in a consulting environment on infrastructure projects and programmes will be a key requirement. The primary function of this role will be the management and delivery of Project and programme controls for clients, addressing actual budget and forecast costs in order to effectively capture the business and Project status.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Establishing / building on existing AECOM cost control and management systems
• Accountable (Initially) for day-to-day collection of all cost information
• Responsible for the establishment and operation of cost management process
• A key participant in establishing and monitoring Management budgets
• Manage Project budgets - non-manual and manual people job hour and cost control
• Manage Project budgets – equipment, plant, material and subcontract cost control
• Responsible for the reporting of costs against activities and to provide metrics and comparisons between actual cost of works performed and budgeted cost of works performed
• In liaison with all parties – To be responsible for collation and the management of quantity tracking/ variances
• Prepare / collate inputs into the weekly and monthly reporting on cost flow forecast, cash flow forecast and cost value reporting
• Management of Project defined cost forecasts and all associated reporting, cost capture and allocations
• Delivery of data analysis to support project decisions and delivery of appropriate reporting dashboards and management information using the latest best practice digital tools

Qualifications

To join us as a Senior Project Controls Consultant here’s what we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised and accredited university.
• Demonstrable experience gained working in a multi-discipline project environment and consultancy setting with client facing responsibility
• Strong organisational, coordination and people management skills.
• Advanced appreciation of planning and scheduling, cost engineering, change control, risk, and opportunity management.
• Proven experience of a PMO and or can demonstrate a good understanding of what a PMO does.
• Experience in a Project Controls role within large, complex infrastructure or construction projects, preferably with a formal professional Project Management qualification.
• Excellent appreciation of Quantitative Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis.
• Advanced level proficiency with Primavera P6 and Power BI preferred.
• Great attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. 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.