Staff Project Controls Specialist - Mission Critical (London, UK)

To succeed in this role the successful candidate will have experience in building, developing, and managing schedules for Data Centre projects within the UK. This includes a good understanding of the design process and construction sequence.

• Comprehensive understanding of project control methodologies and associated systems such as Primavera P6, MSP, and other systems
• Providing a range of project control services including input to the establishing of systems, implementing planning controls, scheduling and prioritisation, monitoring and reporting, and dashboard reporting
• Responsible for schedule management and earned value management
• Build tender schedules for substation projects, so must be able to interpret drawings and client information and understand the general sequence of construction for HV substations.
• Build design schedules with the design team.
• Analysis and evaluation of schedule management involving the critical path of scheduling techniques.
• Impact analysis of delays and change events and implementation of agreed Compensation Events
• Support the risk management process
• Knowledge of relevant industry regulations, standards, and protocols
• Developing a thorough understanding of client requirements to deliver appropriate solutions and the ability to articulate these to clients
• Appreciation and understanding of CDM regulations and working in a "high compliance" industry.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  Bachelor Degree in engineering, construction management or related field and 3 years of direct project controls / planning experience required or
• Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Must have the right interpersonal skills and communication skills to build a culture of trust with the project team.
• Experience working within Data Centre sector.
• The ability to thrive in pressure situations.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills.
• Be able to work on own initiative.
• Computer literate.
• Primavera P6 - Expert.
• Oracle Primavera Cloud - Understanding
• Power Bi - Intermediate.
• Synchro - Intermediate.
• Must have commercial awareness and understand the effect of site-based activities on the project's financial performance.
• Must be able to communicate professionally and effectively, particularly to external parties such as the client, their customers, and local authorities.
  
  Chart your own course and change the world - with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We're looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It's those kinds of people who've helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, architecture and construction solutions. Today, we're a thriving company with over 10,000 professionals working in 55 offices worldwide and recognised as a leader in mission critical services.
We're growing our UK business and have exciting opportunities for experienced and motivated engineers to join us in our London office as we continue our journey to help make our clients successful. We have an opportunity for a senior project controls specialist to join our team, working on a variety of high-tech building design and construction projects. Project focus would initially be data centres and telecommunications facilities and would grow to include a variety of other facilities including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, airports, or institutional. If you are excited about working with one of the leading engineering companies in the world, helping to make our clients successful, then we want to hear from you. We are Burns & McDonnell and we Create Amazing.