Project Controls Assistant

About The Role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives?

Balfour Beatty have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project.

As a result, alongside several consortium partners; Balfour Beatty have been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first-of-a-kind fully integrated gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster.

Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic

Project Controls Assistant to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

Role Purpose: The programme is designed to develop proficiency across Planning, Cost Control, Change Control, Risk Management, Document Management, and buisiness Information Modelling (BIM). The structure allocates the longest developmental periods to Planning and Cost Control, reflecting their criticality to project success.

What you'll be doing

Planning

Develop understanding of programme development, critical path analysis,

sequencing logic, baseline control, progress measurement, look-ahead

planning, contractor/client interfaces, and Primavera P6 application. Exposure to

NEC programme requirements, change impact assessment, and integrated

programme governance.

Cost control

Gain experience in budgeting, forecasting, earned value principles, cost

tracking, accruals, reporting cycles, trend analysis, and financial governance.

Understand relationship between cost and schedule performance.

Change control

Understand compensation events, change registers, impact assessment, governance approvals, change workflows, commercial interfaces, and

traceability of scope/time/cost impacts.

Risk management

Learn qualitative and quantitative risk assessment, mitigation planning, risk

registers, escalation processes, opportunity management, and integration

of risk into project controls reporting.

Document control

Develop understanding of document workflows, revision control, transmittals,

compliance, audit trails, information governance, and coordination between

engineering, procurement and delivery teams.

BIM / Digital systems

Gain exposure to BIM coordination, digital reporting tools, data integration,

dashboards, systems interfaces, and how digital solutions support planning, cost,

construction visibility and short term planning

Who we're looking for

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Honest Reliable and Professional Person
• Ability to multi-task and work independently as well as in a team
• Organised with excellent timekeeping skills

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: ***email_hidden***