Project Controls Engineer

Location: West London
Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 + Excellent Benefits
Sector: High Tech Construction | Data Centres | Defence | Energy
Job Type: Permanent | Full Time | Site Based

Looking to build your career in Project Controls?

If you're an analytical and detail-oriented Project Controls Engineer with experience supporting construction or infrastructure projects, this is an excellent opportunity to join a business delivering some of the UK's most technically advanced developments.

My client is a specialist design and build contractor operating across the data centre, defence and energy sectors. Their projects demand accurate reporting, robust project controls and meaningful data that enables informed decision making throughout the project lifecycle.

They are now looking for a Project Controls Engineer to join a flagship hyperscale data centre development in West London, supporting project teams with reporting, performance analysis and digital project controls.

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in project controls while working on a major construction project.

You'll support the delivery team by maintaining project controls systems, producing accurate reports and dashboards, analysing project data and ensuring stakeholders have the information they need to make timely decisions.

Working alongside Project Managers, Commercial Teams, Planners and Engineers, you'll help monitor programme performance, identify trends, improve reporting processes and contribute to the continuous development of digital project controls.

If you enjoy working with data, solving problems and using technology to improve project performance, this role offers genuine career development within a growing business.

We're Looking for Someone Who Has

• Experience supporting Project Controls, Project Performance or Project Reporting within construction or infrastructure.


• A good understanding of project controls principles and project delivery.


• Experience producing reports, analysing project data and maintaining reporting systems.


• Strong Power BI and Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.


• Experience working with programme information, with Primavera P6 knowledge being advantageous.


• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.


• A degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Controls, Data Science or a related discipline.

We're looking for someone who enjoys turning data into meaningful insight, is keen to learn and wants to develop their career within a technically challenging construction environment.

What's on Offer

• £35,000 to £40,000 salary


• Competitive pension


• Private healthcare and cash plan


• Electric vehicle scheme


• Cycle to work scheme


• Eyecare vouchers


• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and your birthday off

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing contractor delivering major projects across the data centre, defence and energy sectors, where you'll work alongside experienced project teams, develop valuable technical skills and play an important role in the successful delivery of complex construction projects.

If you're looking for a Project Controls role where you can develop your career, work with cutting-edge digital reporting tools and make a real impact, I'd love to hear from you.