The role of Project Controls Analyst involves supporting the delivery of key projects through effective planning, monitoring, reporting and analytics. This is a permanent role, and would require candidates to be on‑site 3 days per week in East London
Our client is a rapidly growing Utilities business. This is a permanent role, and would require candidates to be on‑site 3 days per week in East London
Description
Project Controls, Governance & Ways of Working
* Support adherence to the company's delivery governance framework, lifecycle, phase‑gates, mandatory artefacts, controls standards, and approvals.
* Ensure controls processes for schedule, cost, risk, issues, changes, and reporting are consistently applied across all projects.
* Assist Project Managers in preparing high‑quality governance materials and decision‑ready information.
Planning, Scheduling & Baseline Management
* Develop, maintain, and quality‑check project schedules aligned to scope, dependencies, milestones, and resource plans.
* Track progress, analyse variances, and provide timely early‑warning indicators.
* Support integrated planning across the programme, ensuring alignment to the company's project lifecycle and stage‑gate controls.
* Support development and maintenance of cost baselines, budgets, and forecasts.
* Track actuals vs. budget, validate variances, and collaborate with Finance to ensure alignment and accuracy.
* Support period‑end reporting including accruals, commitments, and approved changes.
Risk, Issue & Change Control
* Maintain project risk and issue logs ensuring mitigations, owners, and due dates are current and effective.
* Administer change control processes and support impact assessments on scope, cost, schedule, and risk.
* Escalate emerging risks and deviations through Project Services and governance forums.
Reporting, Analytics & Data Quality
* Produce periodical project reporting packs, dashboards, KPIs, and performance insights.
* Ensure data accuracy across schedules, costs, risks, milestones, and change logs.
* Develop high‑quality analytics to support trend analysis, forecasting, governance reviews, and executive reporting.
* Champion improvements in data quality, document control, and audit‑readiness across Project Services.
* Use and enhance PPM tools to improve accuracy, automation, and reporting speed.
* Support the continuous improvement of controls processes, templates, dashboards, and governance routines.
* Participate in lessons‑learned reviews and help embed improvement actions across Project Services.
Profile
Technical Skills
* Strong working knowledge of project controls disciplines (schedule, cost, risk, change, reporting, and governance).
* Strong analytical capability with experience in Power Platform, Power BI (preferred) or similar reporting tools.
* High accuracy in data handling, documentation, and numerical analysis.
* Familiarity with PMO/controls standards in capital, operational, or transformation environments.
* Ideally, proficiency in scheduling tools (MS Project; Primavera desirable).
Soft Skills
* Structured thinker with strong analytical/problem‑solving skills; resilient under ambiguity and competing priorities.
* Structured, analytical thinker with strong attention to detail.
* Able to communicate clearly with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
* Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
* Confident collaborating across matrixed teams within Project Delivery, Controls, Commercial, and Operations.
Job Offer
A competitive salary and benefits package, as well as a hybrid model (3 days per week on-site)
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