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Project Controls Engineer - Defence (Construction)

Derby, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-25

Core

Establish cost and schedule baselines, monitor performance against them, and drive value for clients in defence construction projects.

Role type

Senior Project Controls Engineer (Construction)

Builds

Master project schedules, cost baselines, risk impact analyses, and executive dashboards for defence infrastructure projects.

Domain

Defence sector, Construction, Project Controls

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Project controls coordination, cost estimation, schedule planning (Primavera P6), risk evaluation (Monte Carlo), change management, procurement principles, MS Office, root cause analysis, governance controls

Preferred skills

Experience with lead/lag indicators, vendor management, critical path analysis, quantitative impact reporting

Technologies

Primavera P6, MS Office, Monte Carlo simulation

Responsibilities

Identify trends and root causes of deviations against baseline; lead evaluation of time, cost, and quality targets; guide general contractor on schedule and cash flow; prepare executive-level financial dashboards; coordinate planning sessions to compile master schedules; incorporate risks into quantitative impact models; hold vendors accountable for schedule updates.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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