Senior Project Controls (Defence Infrastructure)

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Job Description

Start here. Grow here. 

At Aecom we are currently recruiting for Senior Project Controls consultants to join us at our Glasgow office. In this exciting opportunity you will be involved in a critical defence infrastructure project, which will include elements of new build construction and civils infrastructure. 

Part of the AECOM Integrated Programme Controls team, within this role you will demonstrate experience in the delivery of PMO best practice in a consulting environment on infrastructure projects and programmes. 

The primary function of this role will be the management and delivery of Project and Programme controls for our clients, where you will be required to address actual budget and forecast costs in order to effectively capture the business and Project status. 

This role will require you to spend up to 3 days per week at our client office or site in Glasgow. 

Here’s what you’ll do: 

Your day to day will include but not be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities; 

• Establishing / building on existing AECOM cost control and management systems 
• Accountable (Initially) for day-to-day collection of all cost information 
• Responsible for the establishment and operation of cost management process 
• A key participant in establishing and monitoring Management budgets 
• Manage Project budgets - non-manual and manual people job hour and cost control 
• Manage Project budgets – equipment, plant, material and subcontract cost control 
• Responsible for the reporting of costs against activities and to provide metrics and comparisons between actual cost of works performed and budgeted cost of works performed 
• In liaison with all parties – To be responsible for collation and the management of quantity tracking/ variances 
• Prepare / collate inputs into the weekly and monthly reporting on cost flow forecast, cash flow forecast and cost value reporting 
• Management of Project defined cost forecasts and all associated reporting, cost capture and allocations 
• Delivery of data analysis to support project decisions and delivery of appropriate reporting dashboards and management information using the latest best practice digital tools 

Come grow with us. 

Enjoy the Perks. 

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. 

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? 

Here’s what we’re looking for: 

• Extensive experience gained in a multi-discipline project environment, ideally within a Defence, Marine or Port construction setting 
• Good working knowledge of NEC3 / NEC4 contracts or similar, and commercial awareness 
• Strong organisational, coordination and people management skills. 
• Advanced appreciation of planning and scheduling, cost engineering, change control, risk, and opportunity management. 
• Proven experience of a PMO and or can demonstrate a good understanding of what a PMO does. 
• Experience in a Project Controls role within large, complex infrastructure or construction projects, preferably with a formal professional Project Management qualification. 
• Excellent appreciation of Quantitative Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis. 
• Advanced level proficiency with Primavera P6 and Power BI preferred. 
• Great attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant area from a recognised and accredited university or 
• Ideally you will hold a project controls or management qualification (APMG Planning and Controls, Prince2, RICS, APM, MICE, CIOB). 

Important Details: 

• Due to the nature of the work undertaken successful applicants will need to have the ability to gain UK SC clearance. 
• This role will also require you to work onsite in central Glasgow or client site up to 3 days per week. 

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. 

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you! 

Additional Information

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.