Zeeco, Inc.
Commercial Project Controls Engineer
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Zeeco fosters a robust work environment where employees, from engineering teams to support groups, benefit from a strong culture, trained leadership, and opportunities for growth. Zeeco collaborates with the biggest names in the industry, enabling individuals to broaden their skills alongside teams of subject matter experts.
Zeeco is a global leader in combustion and environmental solutions, renowned for our expertise in designing, engineering, and manufacturing advanced burners, incinerators, and environmental control systems. Serving a wide array of industries such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, and power generation, we deliver innovative technologies that enhance operational efficiency, safety, and environmental compliance.
We are seeking a highly skilled Commercial Project Controls Engineer to strengthen our project delivery team. This role is central to ensuring robust cost control, accurate forecasting, and effective commercial management across our construction portfolio. You will play a key part in protecting project margins, improving reporting accuracy, and enabling proactive decision-making through structured data and disciplined project controls.
If you thrive in a fast-paced construction environment and enjoy working closely with site teams to drive commercial performance, this role offers a significant opportunity to make an impact.
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- Develop and maintain cost-loaded schedules in Microsoft Project aligned with project execution plans.
- Track project performance against baseline schedule, cost, and productivity targets.
- Prepare and manage change order requests, ensuring full supporting documentation.
- Work daily with site teams to capture timesheets, productivity data, delays, and scope changes.
- Produce weekly and monthly Estimate at Completion (EAC) forecasts.
- Monitor actual vs budget and committed vs remaining costs.
- Review and validate subcontractor invoices for accuracy and contractual compliance.
- Ensure timely and accurate client invoicing aligned with contractual milestones.
- Analyse historical cost data to improve estimating norms across GFS construction.
- Manage POC, Work Cost, and Gross Margin performance across multiple projects.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong capability in cost control, forecasting, and commercial management.
- Proven experience with EAC forecasting and variation/change management.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- High attention to detail with a structured, analytical approach to reporting.
- Ability to work collaboratively with site teams and project leadership.
Experience & Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Controls, or a related discipline.
- Experience in oil & gas or petrochemical construction projects is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated track record in project controls and commercial management on large, complex projects.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project and cost-control systems.
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Benefits
At Zeeco, we value our employees and are committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and professional growth. See below some of the great things we offer:
- BUPA, Medicash, Employee Assistance Program to support your wellbeing.
- 12% Employer contribution to company pension scheme to help you plan confidently for the future.
- 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays) so you can recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Life insurance for added peace of mind.
- Professional growth opportunities, including training, development, and the chance to work alongside world class engineering teams.
- A supportive, safety driven culture where your expertise is valued and your voice matters.
- Regular social events to have fun, and enjoy team camaraderie and to promote and protect our culture.
Working at Zeeco means being part of a people-centric culture and environment built on mutual respect, personal encouragement, professional integrity, and limitless opportunity. Join Zeeco and embark on a fulfilling journey where innovation, collaboration, and personal and professional growth converge.
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