Wood
Project Control Engineer
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Job Description
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Wood in Sunbury on Thames is seeking a Business Intelligence (BI) Developer to join the Project Controls team.
This role will develop, automate and continuously improve digital performance management solutions, including Power BI dashboards, data models, automated reporting workflows and leadership-ready performance insights. The successful candidate will work closely with project teams, senior management and internal and external stakeholders to improve the quality, reliability and efficiency of project reporting.
The Role
The role will design, build and maintain digital performance management solutions that improve project reporting quality, reduce manual effort, strengthen data governance and provide actionable insights for project leadership.
This is an opportunity to play a visible role in shaping the digital performance management culture of a major programme. You will work at the centre of Project Controls, partnering with delivery teams and leadership to improve reporting quality, automate manual processes, strengthen data confidence and provide insights that support better project decision-making.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
It’s a future for all of us. We aspire to shape a better tomorrow by unlocking solutions that address the biggest challenges facing our clients and our society.
Wood’s Consulting business unit is a global, end-to-end, multi-sector specialist consultancy, trusted by clients to provide the innovative solutions and delivery excellence needed to solve today’s most complex challenges and maximise value across the asset life cycle. As the spearhead for the future of Wood and its role in a changing world, we are leading Wood’s strategic growth in energy transition and sustainable infrastructure development across a variety of end markets including oil & gas, hydrogen, power, renewables, chemicals, minerals and life sciences.
What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Energy Security, Energy Transition, Digitalisation and Decarbonisation
- Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
- Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
- Global connections; join experts around the world who are at
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Responsibilities
The key objectives for this role are:
- Develop end-to-end digital performance management solutions, including dashboards, automated reports and visual performance packs
- Leverage advanced data modelling, PowerBI, DAX, Power Query, and automation techniques to improve the quality, scalability, and efficiency of performance reporting
- Create clear dashboards, visual reports and leadership-ready slide packs from complex data
- Identify, develop, and implement innovative digital solutions that enhance performance management processes, improve reporting efficiency, and drive data-driven decision-making.
- Develop and maintain the project end-to-end data model and analytics framework
- Establish automation and governance for data ingestion, transformation and reporting
- Provide technical support for data ingestion, reporting failures and issue resolution
- Engage with project teams, senior management and internal and external stakeholders to improve reporting processes
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve digital performance management, dashboards and reporting
- Drive continuous improvement and optimisation of data, reporting and automation processes
Qualifications
Skills and Qualifications
What makes you remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
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Expected
- Strong experience developing Power BI dashboards, data models and visual reports
- Proficiency in Power BI, DAX, Power Automate and data transformation
- Experience using AI-enabled tools, including Microsoft Copilot, to improve reporting efficiency, automation and insight generation
- Ability to translate complex data into clear performance insights and recommendations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-driven, highly organised and able to follow through on deliverables
- Proactive, curious and committed to improving reporting processes
- Experience in project controls, PMO, project reporting or digital analytics
- Knowledge of SQL
- Understanding of SAP and Microsoft platforms
- Degree qualified in a relevant discipline
Desirable
- Experience in project controls, PMO, project reporting or digital analytics
- Knowledge of SQL
- Understanding of SAP and Microsoft platforms
- Degree qualified in a relevant discipline
About Us
Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
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