Project Controls Engineer

Company: ODE Asset Management Limited (ODE)

Contract:

Permanent | Full Time

ODE Asset Management Limited (ODE) is an established Asset Management and Operations Support provider with offices in Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth. As part of the DORIS Group, we deliver engineering, project management and operational support services across the UK energy sector, supporting the safe, reliable and efficient operation of critical offshore and onshore assets.

Our success is built on technical excellence, strong operational governance and a commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement..

We are looking for an experienced and analytical Project Controls Engineer to join our Logistics and Planning team based in Great Yarmouth.

This is a varied role providing integrated cost control, planning, forecasting and performance management support across a portfolio of ODE client contracts and projects.

Working closely with Operations Managers, Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics and Finance, you will help maintain robust project controls processes that provide clear visibility of current performance, emerging trends, future workload, cost exposure and schedule risk.

The role will support both ongoing Duty Holder / COMAH site operations and discrete projects across ODE’s wider client portfolio, providing accurate and timely management information to support effective decision-making.

• Developing and maintaining project and operational budgets, forecasts and cost reports for assigned contracts.
• Monitoring actual expenditure, commitments, accruals and forecast expenditure against approved budgets.
• Producing monthly cost reports, including variance analysis, forecast outturn and commentary on key movements.
• Maintaining Estimate at Completion (EAC) and forecast cost projections, identifying emerging cost pressures and opportunities.
• Reviewing purchase orders, invoices and commitments to ensure expenditure is correctly allocated and reflected within client forecasts.
• Working closely with Finance, Supply Chain and Operations Managers to reconcile financial information and ensure reporting accuracy.
• Supporting annual budget cycles, client forecasting exercises and financial reporting for governance meetings.
• Supporting the financial assessment of scope changes, variations and additional client requirements.

• Developing, maintaining and administering integrated operational and project schedules using Primavera P6 and other planning systems as appropriate.
• Working with Operations, Engineering, Logistics and other disciplines to capture planned activities, milestones, dependencies and resource requirements.
• Monitoring actual progress against approved plans and baselines and identifying schedule variances, constraints and potential conflicts.
• Undertaking schedule reviews and supporting the development of recovery or mitigation plans.
• Integrating client, contractor and supplier activities into ODE operational plans.
• Identifying key interfaces and dependencies across operations, procurement, engineering, marine, aviation and other project activities.
• Supporting short, medium and long-term operational planning and producing lookaheads and milestone reports.

• Providing integrated cost and schedule reporting to Operations Managers.
• Supporting the identification and assessment of changes to scope, cost and schedule.
• Developing dashboards, KPIs and management information to clearly communicate project and contract performance.
• Analysing trends and performance data to identify emerging issues before they adversely affect cost, schedule or operational delivery.
• Supporting…