What you'll be doing

• Develop and implement standard project scheduling processes and procedures ensuring alignment with project objectives and deadlines.


• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to create realistic and achievable project plans.


• Monitor and analyse project expenditures, ensuring adherence to budget constraints.


• Identify and communicate cost trends, potential risks, and opportunities for cost savings.


• Establish and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework for projects.


• Facilitate risk management procedures and processes to regularly update risk registers and communicate risk status to relevant stakeholders.


• Implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project progress and success.


• Provide insight into performance trends and variations from planned outcomes.


• Develop and implement change control processes to manage project scope changes effectively.


• Assess the impact of changes on project timelines, costs, and resources.


• Generate and distribute regular project control reports to stakeholders at all levels.


• Communicate project status, issues, and potential risks to project teams and leadership.

Who we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field


• Previous experience as a Project Controls Manager in a major multi-discipline engineering environment.


• Understanding of NEC3 contracts.


• Analytical mindset and proficiency in data analysis tools and attention to detail.


• Ability to lead, train and mentor people at all levels.


• Advanced knowledge of MS office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word.


• Advanced user of Primavera and Power-B


• Proven experience in continuous improvement and process optimisatiom

What's on offer

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level. Some of our key benefits are:

• An attractive / negotiated salary


• Company car / car allowance


• Discretionary annual bonus


• Medical health cover


• Payment of 1 professional membership


• 37.5 core base hours per week


• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays


• Pension savings schemes


• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)


• Refer a friend bonus scheme


• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UKs rail networks designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com