Project Controls Engineer - Planning (Life Sciences/Pharma/Data Centres)

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Identify trends and root causes of deviations from baseline and recommend corrective actions.
• Evaluate project time, cost, and quality targets and apply governance controls.
• Coordinate cost baselines with remote cost managers and guide contractors on schedule and cash flow.
• Act as a client contact for delivery and commercial issues and prepare project reports.
• Control costs using conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, contingency, and procurement principles.
• Prepare cost reports and executive dashboards for financial performance.
• Lead change management processes and maintain change tracking and approval workflows.
• Lead planning workshops to develop master schedules, baselines, and critical paths.
• Coordinate vendor lead times and schedule requirements for materials and equipment.
• Incorporate project risks into Monte Carlo analysis to quantify cost and schedule impacts.
• Maintain accurate master schedule updates and hold vendors accountable for reporting.

Skills Required

• Project controls coordination experience across the full project lifecycle, including programme, risk, and reporting.
• Specialist experience in life sciences or data centre projects.
• Ability to recommend corrective actions from data and critical evaluation of information from multiple sources.
• Advanced Microsoft Office and Primavera P6 skills.
• Excellent service orientation and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong time management, quick thinking, and ability to meet project deadlines.

Workplace

• The source data identifies the role as on-site in Aberdeen.