Project Controls Assistant

Project Controls Assistant - London

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Project Controls Assistant to work in the Programme Management team of a top Construction Consultancy firm in central London.

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager your role will be to support and enable the efficient delivery of the Project Control lifecycle in all major elements of an extremely interesting and varied programme.

Your duties as Project Controls Assistant will be to manage successful project delivery through effective integration of Planning, Cost Management and Risk & Value and Opportunity Management.

As Project Controls Assistant, you will get to work on a variety of activities including Business Development, Client Management, Commercial Management and Legal Compliance.

Your duties will include:

• Risk and Opportunity management, including updating registers and producing reports.
• Document management on projects.
• Managing Change Control processes.
• Updating and maintaining internal systems, including Power BI Reports
• Collating reports for presentation internally and to the Client.

Key Skills & Experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to liaise with peers and senior colleagues, build, and maintain relationships.
• Excellent administration, coordination and organisational skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively and manage multiple demands.
• Ability to work independently, make sensible judgements and decisions.
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Packages - Excel, Word, One Note, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint
• Proven ability to create and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable Experience and Qualifications

• Experience in construction / infrastructure projects
• Knowledge of Project Management framework and techniques and an understanding of programme and project controls processes and systems
• Software systems for reporting and planning such as Power BI and MS Project
• Experience of Document Management
• Exposure to Risk and Value management
• Experience producing relevant programme specific reports
• Educated to degree level
• Membership of a relevant professional body
• CSCS

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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