Project Controls Engineer

UGL is a diversified services company delivering critical assets and essential services that sustain and enhance the environment in which we live.  Our capabilities extend across a broad range of services and whole-of-life solutions for diverse industries, utilising world leading, sustainable and innovative technologies. We partner with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprise and public institutions.

UGL now have a vacancy for a Project Controls Engineer. Basedin our Bennetts Green facility in Newcastle and reporting to the Regional Manager, you will provide essential support to optimise project results, enabling the project to accurately determine the schedule and financial status at all times.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Identify process improvement and ensure governance around Project Controls processes including tracking and management of Schedule, financial and cost data.
• Assist with the preparation of contract management reports including, budgets and forecasts, utilisation reporting, cash flow forecasts, and any other analysis as required.
• Plan, establish and direct the project financial administrative and operational procedures to ensure profits are protected.
• Maintain risk registers to include change impacts.
• Conduct financial evaluations, carrying out business modelling and risk assessments.
• Assist in determining leveling decisions and performs quantity and manpower resource loading for assigned schedules.
• Review schedule data and identify and acquire information needed to complete work logics to interface between assigned disciplines or specialties.
• Determine critical-path activities for assigned discipline or specialties and identifies significant activities supporting inter-discipline requirements.
• Monitor schedule deviation for assigned disciplines or specialties and recommends corrective action/workaround solutions for project considerations.
• Identify and report on activities that have a critical or potential impact on schedule.
• Strictly adhere to both UGL and client’s safety and environmental systems and standards.

About You:

• Tertiary qualifications in business, commercial, engineering, finance or similar preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in Project Controls, cost control, accounting practices or scheduling.
• Demonstrated experience in schedule building and management for projects.
• Experience working on Projects/Maintenance contracts with contract margin improvements, labour rates, capital expenditure, cost control, projects controls and risk management.
• Practical experience with cost management tools (excel, SAP, Power BI, Sharepoint).
• Practical experience with schedule management tools (MS Project, P6, excel, PowerBI).
• Highly developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong conflict resolution skills coupled with the ability to work independently, prioritise demands, and learn quickly.
• Proficient skills across the MS Suite, with an advanced Excel skillset.

Please note this role will require some site-based work as required during Outage events.

What we offer:

• A chance to join a 6,000+ strong organisation owned by the CIMIC Group, one of the world’s leading international contractors

What makes you right for UGL

• You have a can do attitude
• You want to be part of a high performing team
• You believe success and value are driven by real teams where everyone has a role to play

About Us:

UGL Pty Limited is a leading provider of end-to-end engineering, construction and maintenance services. We are active across rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies.

As a diversified services organisation, UGL appreciates the diversity and richness of its people, and seeks to create inclusive environments that promote your talent and skills.

Please note a rigorous pre-employment medical including drug and alcohol screening will be conducted for short-listed candidates.

If you are confident you have the skills, knowledge and experience to fulfill this role then please apply now via the button below.

Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at UGL, so we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability or ethnicity.  Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people with a multicultural background are strongly encouraged to apply.

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