Assistant Project Controls Consultant

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We are recruiting an Assistant Project Controls Consultant to join us here at Aecom.

The primary function of this role will be to support the management and delivery of Project and programme controls for clients addressing actual budget and forecast costs in order to effectively capture the business and project status and to support all aspects of the business and project delivery.

This role will be part of the AECOM Integrated Programme Controls team where you will utilise PMO best practice in a consulting environment on infrastructure projects and programmes.

As an Assistant Project Controls Consultant you will be provided with a foundation for learning and working towards a career pathway that encompasses the following tasks and deliverables.

• Introduced to the company financial and cornerstone systems and processes.
• Introduced to financial terminology measures concepts and principles for analysis of financial data.
• Exposed to processes that increase recognition of financial impact of various project actions.
• Exposure to WBS concepts and principles.
• Exposure to document control processes including document registration version control review and approval workflows records management and compliance with project governance requirements.
• Research data for subsequent use in analysing cost and schedule analysis.
• Developing knowledge of accounting principles.
• Developing ability to use drawings and specifications.
• Exposed to progress/performance data and associated concepts and principles. Assists in the collection of progress data and review of performance trends.
• Develops knowledge of earned value concepts principles and methodology.
• Collects data and produces an initial analysis on manpower labour hour and labour cost requirements versus budget limitations.
• Collects data and produces an initial analysis for tracking actual cost to funding limitations.
• Provides support for tracking purchase orders and subcontract commitments and expenditures.
• Exposed to the concepts and principles of project revenue and cost.
• Develops knowledge of scope control and change management.
• Exposure to basic scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals concepts and principles.

If youre passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality AECOM welcomes you. Join our team where we dont just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.

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Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

As the successful applicant you will have the following qualifications and experience;

As the ideal candidate you will have gained an introduction to infrastructure markets within a construction financial or supply chain setting and will possess the following qualifications and experience. 

•  A Masters Degree or a Bachelors Degree as a minimum from a recognised and accredited university with a focus on construction project or financial management
• An understanding of and experience in scheduling budgeting cost reporting progress and earned value reporting.
• Experienced in the preparation of cost control plans and procedures and communication of such to project teams.
• Experienced in the timely and accurate preparation of project weekly and monthly reports and presentation of results and recommendations to senior management often working to tight timescales.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• A high attention to detail and a fundamental desire for always delivering the best possible product including the ability to deal efficiently with priorities and manage time appropriately.
• Prior use of Primavera P6 and Power BI is desirable but not essential.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information :

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At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment

At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time