ALTEN LTD - UK
Project Controller - Mechanical Equipment / Valves
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Project Controller – Mechanical Equipment/Valves
Location: N/A (Programme-based, UK/EU/Global) Employer: ALTEN Sector: Nuclear, Engineering & Technology Consultancy
About ALTEN
ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries. We partner with industry leaders in sectors like Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, and IT to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement and support sustainable transformation.
Latten empowers passionate, agile engineers to innovate, tackle complex challenges, and shape tomorrow’s safety-critical projects. Join us and contribute to building tomorrow’s world today!
About the Role
We are looking for a highly capable Project Controller to lead the delivery of complex contract packages within a major nuclear programme. Ideal for technically astute project professionals who thrive in highly regulated, safety-critical environments and want to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery of mechanical equipment and valve packages.
Your key responsibility is to oversee safe, on-time, on-budget execution aligned with nuclear quality and technical standards, while collaborating across engineering, commercial, quality, manufacturing, and site teams to achieve programme success.
This role requires strong technical insight, commercial acumen, and discipline in implementing robust project controls within a multi-disciplinary and high-visibility programme.
Key Responsibilities
Project Delivery Governance
- Drive contract and package delivery, ensuring adherence to safety, schedule, cost, and technical performance benchmarks.
- Monitor programme progress—tracking milestones, risks, deadlines, and budget performance—with clear reporting to senior stakeholders.
Risk & Issue Management
- Proactively identify, assess, and resolve contract-related risks while escalating concerns where necessary.
- Oversee and mitigate NCRs (Non-Conformities), technical queries, and manufacturing challenges to maintain compliance and assurance.
Contract & Commercial Administration
- Lead contract administration, including variations, claims, and commercial governance (with support from the Commercial Manager).
- Manage supplier performance for up to 100+ Tier 2/Tier 3 contractors, ensuring adherence to nuclear safety and quality standards.
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Schedule & Supply Chain Coordination
- Develop, maintain, and align hosting strategies and Level 3 schedules with broader project schedules.
- Support qualification activities to verify the nuclear-safety performance of mechanical equipment and valves.
Suppliers & +Resource Coordination
- Coordinate with on-site teams to meet pre-shipment, delivery requirements, and benchmarking standards.
- Secure and manage project resources, ensuring compliance with SQEP (Safety Culture, Quality, Environmental Management Plans) and addressing capability gaps.
Delivery Improvement & Stakeholder Engagement
- Align strategies with the Programme Execution Plan (PEP) and continuously refine delivery methodologies.
- Build stakeholder alignment across engineering, commercial, and site teams through clear communication and influence.
Performance Analytics & Tools
- Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) and advanced reporting tools for cost, schedule, and risk performance tracking.
Commercial & Holistic Programme Coordination
- Capture lessons learned and embed best practices in future project execution.
- Interface with cross-reactive programmes to ensure cross-programme interdependencies are accounted for.
Requirements
Experience & Skills
- Proven expertise in delivering technically complex projects in highly regulated environments (ideally nuclear, energy, or safety-critical sectors).
- Deep knowledge of engineering design and execution strategies in multi-disciplinary EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management)
- Experience procurement and contract delivery of complex, high-value projects.
- Skills in cost, risk, schedule, and change control, including advanced EVM tools.
- Ability to handle contract close-outs, claims negotiation, and financial governance.
- Demonstrated excellence in stakeholder engagement, relationship-building, negotiation, and political influence.
- Strong project, financial, and change-management capabilities.
- Proficiency in project controls, scheduling, estimating, and risk-management tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, ERP systems).
- Experience managing contractors and consultants under NEC (New Engineering Contract) or FIDIC (Federation Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils) frameworks.
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Educational Background
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Project Management, or equivalent military experience.
Bonus Considerations
- Practical experience in nuclear new build projects.
- Historical involvement in nuclear/energy construction, safety regulations, or technical audits.
- Expertise in energy sector reporting, performance analysis, or allied regulatory systems.
What ALTEN Offers
- A dynamic hybrid home office duty code, built on autonomy, innovation, and inclusive approach.
- “ ALTEN alife ” programme: to discover new subjects, develop new skills, and get to know ALTEN from the inside.
- Support at tops of the ladder through your journey: career mentoring and progression paths.
- A diverse portfolio in multiple sectors with global mission-driven contracts.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Cycle & Tech Scheme.
- Employee assistance program.
- Life insurance & pension scheme.
- A vibrant social atmosphere, with team-builds and collaborative events.
- Flexible work arrangements.
Diversity & Inclusion
ALTEN is committed to fostering diversity and innovation. We operate under an ** brains STRONG** policy, advocating flexible thinking and psychological safety in teams. We enforce policies ensuring no unfair selection biases and accommodate reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees to optimise equitable participation.
Armed Forces Support
ALTEN actively encourages applications from:
- Armed Forces veterans and former reservists
- Service leavers
- Military spouses/partners
Our programme recognises the support we offer to equitable access for all applicants. Employing tradable skills sets—many of which are inherently transferable from military experience—allows us to retain and leverage talents across program exhaust cycles.
Note: This role may require a security clearance, portion of which involves enhanced Baseline Personnel Security Standards and/or PSCC considerations. Please note that these clearances involve bureaucratic delays and obligations (often with mandatory government or clergyiostream control screenings) that could affect the hiring process duration. Any candidate may be deferred based on standard checks. If so, please disclose your willingness during interviews to discuss applicable strategies.
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