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Project Controls Lead -Planning

Costain

Project Controls Lead -Planning

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Contract type:

Permanent

Location:

Leiston IP16, UK

Work mode:

Onsite

Published on:

29 September 2026

What they need


We have a fantastic opportunity on our EDF Project Controls Resource Framework, to be involved in the exciting challenge of defueling and decommissioning the AGR nuclear power station. This is a first of a kind endeavour in the UK. As Project Controls Lead, you will be a fundamental part of our Project Controls team responsible for leading a team of planning and cost engineers, providing cost management, and planning support to the EDF Energy work portfolio. You will be embedded into the client team working alongside other Costain colleagues, our client and their suppliers. Together with your team, you will ensure the planning, estimating, monitoring and control of a specified project is carried out professionally and in compliance with all EDF requirements.

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  • Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities

    Lead a Project Control Team of Planning to ensure consistency, coherence and adherence to standards

    Oversee the production and control of baselined, fully logic linked, cost and resource loaded plans, with appropriate milestones, for all work utilising work breakdown structures and techniques

    Support the estimating process to ensure a control estimate is in place for cost monitoring purposes

    Facilitate and maintain the Project change control and risk management processes, analysing trends and providing feedback on areas of risk and opportunities.

    Supporting Managers in the production of monthly reports through the provision of intelligent information and analysis

    Proactively contribute to the ongoing development of Project Control processes and tools to meet the ongoing requirements of the EDF Energy Generation portfolio, highlight shortfalls in Project Controls during normal operation and put in place action plans to remedy

    Conduct forward resource planning and perform an active role in the recruitment process including interviews

    Continually develop the output of the Project Controls function to enhance the value delivered

    Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

    Essential

    Previous Line Management experience

    Results focused tempered with a team centred approach

    Ability to analyse data to recognise emerging trends and suggest remedial action as appropriate

    Proficient in the application of Earned Value concepts and tools

    High level of analytical and numerate skills and well versed in the preparation of reports and information using packages such as SAP, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

    Able and willing to apply analysis skills to take responsibility, make decisions and meet challenges within the limits of their own capabilities and responsibilities

    Desirable

    Self-motivated with good interpersonal skills working in a team environment

    Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment

Qualifications: Desirable

  • Civil or other engineering degree, or Project Control specific qualifications

About us: Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

We do share individual feedback following an interview .

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
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