Project Controls Engineer/Senior Project Controls Engineer

Job Description

Overview

As a Project Controls Engineer/Senior Project Controls Engineer, you will add value to project/programme teams on niche and high-profile schemes across the infrastructure sector for our reputable clients. You will be tasked with fulfilling a range of responsibilities, tailored to the specific needs of the project or program you are contributing to. Some of those purposes are listed below.

Your role

• Support integrated programme controls processes, ensuring alignment across schedule, cost, risk, change, and reporting.Contribute to PMO service delivery, providing consistent, high‑quality controls outputs to programmes and stakeholders.

• Support change and trend management, including identification, impact assessment, governance, and reporting.

• Support risk management activities, including risk identification, qualitative and quantitative assessment, mitigation, and reporting.

• Develop and produce clear, accurate, and timely programme performance reports for project, programme, and executive audiences.

• Monitor programme performance, identifying trends, issues, and risks that may impact delivery objectives.Interface with programme partners and supply chain organisations to gather, validate, and integrate controls‑related information.

• Work collaboratively with delivery teams, planners, commercial teams, and programme leadership to ensure controls data reflects delivery reality.

• Support governance, assurance activities, and continuous improvement of PMO controls practices.

About you

• Experience working within programme or project controls environments on major or mega infrastructure programmes.

Demonstrable experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Integrated programme controls.Change and trend management.

• Risk management.

• Performance reporting and analysis.

• Strong understanding of infrastructure programme delivery environments and PMO operating models.

• Ability to analyse, interpret, and communicate complex performance data clearly and effectively.

• Experience working in multi‑partner and supply‑chain environments.

• Aviation transport, water, or energy sectors experience.

• We are recruiting for Project Controls professionals at multiple seniority levels.

• The final level will be determined based on your skills, experience, and performance during the selection process.

• Midlands‑based roles, with the ability to travel to client sites a minimum of three days per week.

• Flexibility to support a portfolio of major and mega programmes as priorities evolve and PMO services scale.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

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. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.