Project Controls/ Project Planner

Company Cultures and Job Summary:

• Our client is a global professional services firm with a workforce of over 22,000 across more than 60 countries.
• They partner with clients in real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources to deliver projects that improve people’s lives. By turning challenges into opportunities and complexity into results, they deliver some of the world’s most impactful programmes.
• Their services cover programme, project, cost, asset, and commercial management, as well as performance and controls, procurement and supply chain, net zero strategies, and digital solutions.
• Majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc.—the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment company—our client works alongside CBRE to offer top-tier programme, project, and cost management solutions globally, with partners holding a significant minority stake.
• They are actively recruiting Senior Project Controls Engineers to join their expanding London infrastructure team, supporting several high-profile projects across the city.
• In this role, Senior Project Controls Engineers contribute to high-value infrastructure projects, providing performance reporting and analytical support. They may work within a larger team or act as the main day-to-day liaison with the client.

Working Patterns: This is a hybrid role with up to 3 days per week on site and further travel to sites as required.

• Typical responsibilities involve collaborating with cost and planning engineers to create work breakdown structures and solid performance baselines, setting up progress and cost tracking methods, generating project control reports, and delivering performance analysis along with recommendations to clients.

• Prior experience in a project controls role on major infrastructure projects or programmes (ideally in Airports, Rail, Utilities, or Defence) is preferred. However, candidates must demonstrate solid expertise in earned value management, progress updates, cost control, change control, baseline management, reporting, and working in a Primavera P6 environment to successfully perform the role.
• The role requires strong numeracy, computer literacy, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, planning tools like Primavera, and project reporting databases. Knowledge of financial and procurement systems such as Oracle and SAP, as well as web-based project control platforms, is also expected.
• Candidates are typically graduates in a relevant field with practical experience in project controls or proven experience in similar roles.
• Senior Project Controls Engineers should be proactive, self-motivated, and possess strong analytical skills alongside excellent communication abilities.

Benefits: 

• Private Medical Insurance.
• Permanent Health Insurance.
• Life Assurance
• Personal Accident Cover.
• 25 days holiday (+ x8 public holidays).

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

RECOMMEND A FRIEND: If you have professional friends/colleagues who would be interested in one of our roles and our excellent levels of service too, we'd like to recognise your recommendations with a 'thank you' of our own. For every friend you refer who then starts a role through Datasource either Contract or Permanent, we will send you £200 of Love to Shop Gift Vouchers & gift your friend £100 in Love to Shop Gift Vouchers as well!