Project Controls Analytics Consultant; Defence

Company Description

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Our AECOM Controls Team is a highly regarded, award-winning group within our Infrastructure & PMO Operating Unit. We work with both public and private sector clients in the UK and globally, supporting areas including Cost, Risk, Planning, and Controls. Our focus is on providing cutting‑edge Controls Analytics solutions that empower clients to make data‑driven decisions for managing project controls and overall performance effectively.

The team brings advanced analytics and insights across project controls functions, helping clients implement and optimise their processes to manage project risks, schedule performance, and financial health. Leveraging emerging technologies and data‑driven strategies, we provide market solutions for clients, ensuring they have a robust basis for informed decision‑making.

Due to continued growth, we have multiple exciting opportunities for proactive and analytical to join our Controls Analytics team based out of our Glasgow office. The successful candidate will be involved at all stages of a project, from identifying the requirements and defining the project scope to leading the development and delivery of effective controls analytics solutions. This role offers the chance to work with high‑profile clients on large‑scale projects, collaborating with a range of construction professionals in a multidisciplinary environment.

This role will require you to spend 3 days per week at our client office or site in Glasgow.

The Controls Analytics Consultant will play a key role in providing advanced analytics and data insights to support project controls functions for major infrastructure projects. This position is critical for ensuring that project risks, schedule performance, and cost forecasts align with the overall business goals. The consultant will work closely with various teams, including project managers, risk analysts, and commercial professionals, to enhance the visibility of project performance and support effective decision‑making.

• Develop and manage dashboards and reports that provide insights into project health across all PMO functions at project and programme level.
• Develop and monitor key project performance indicators and identify trends, deviations, and improvement opportunities.
• Present clear and actionable insights to stakeholders to enable effective project governance decisions.

• Develop descriptive and predictive analytics models to assess potential project outcomes based on current data and trends.

• Collaborate with the risk management team to incorporate data‑driven risk models into the controls process.
• Quantify and integrate risk impacts into forecasts and contingency planning to provide a holistic view of project performance, including supporting QSRA and QCRA.

• Work closely with project teams to understand requirements, explore desired outcomes and deliver tailored analytics solutions.
• Communicate complex analytics insights and recommendations in a clear and accessible manner to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Ensure that all controls analytics methodologies and…