AECOM
Project Controls Analytics Consultant
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Project Controls Analytics Consultant
Company Description
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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving commutes, keeping the lights on, providing clean water access, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. As trusted infrastructure consultants, we partner with clients globally to address complex challenges and build sustainable legacies for future generations.
There’s never been a better time to be at AECOM. With expanding infrastructure investments around the world, our services are in high demand. We invite you to bring bold ideas and ambition to our global team of over 50,000 planners, engineers, scientists, analysts, and project managers—collaborating on projects that drive measurable, positive global impact.
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Job Description
Start Here. Grow Here.
Our AECOM Controls Team is an award-winning group within the Infrastructure & PMO Operating Unit. We support both public and private sector clients in the UK and globally, specialising in Cost, Risk, Planning, and Controls. With a focus on cutting-edge Controls Analytics solutions, we empower clients to drive data-backed decisions for project management and performance optimisation.
The team blends advanced analytics and AI-driven insights across project controls processes, helping clients refine their risk mitigation, scheduling, and financial health strategies. Leverage emerging technologies and data-driven approaches to deliver bespoke solutions, ensuring clients have a robust foundation for informed decision-making.
This is your opportunity: if you’re a proactive, analytical consultant with 2–3 years’ work experience in analytics, project controls, or project management, this role—expanding our Controls Analytics team—is ideal for advancing your career. You’ll tackle major global infrastructure projects, delivering actionable analytics solutions to enhance performance transparency in cost, schedule, and risk metrics.
Role Overview
The Controls Analytics Consultant will play a pivotal role in driving data-driven insights across large-scale infrastructure projects. Collaborating closely with project managers, risk experts, schedulers, and commercial teams, you’ll improve performance visibility and inform critical decision-making. This hands-on role focuses on developing practical analytics tools for cost, schedule, and risk—continuously building advanced technical and project controls expertise.
Key Responsibilities
Controls Analytics & Reporting
- Support the creation and maintenance of dashboards and reports offering real-time performance oversight.
- Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), spotting trends and deviations for process improvement.
- Present clear, actionable insights to stakeholders and stakeholders, boosting effective governance.
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Data Modelling & Analysis
- Aid in building and refining analytical models to assess potential project outcomes grounded in current data.
- Partner with internal teams to translate data into forward-looking strategies for risk and performance forecasting.
Risk & Performance Management
- Integrate analytics insights into the broader risk management framework, streamlining both forecasting and risk-mitigation tools.
- Develop enhanced reporting protocols that provide a holistic view of financial health, schedule adherence, and risk exposure.
- Exposure to quantitative risk analysis (e.g., Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis—QSRA/QCRA) would be advantageous.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Engage closely with project professionals and senior leadership to align reporting solutions with strategic objectives.
- Deliver insights via tailored visualisations and clear storytelling—whether pitching to technical experts or non-experts.
Compliance & Governance
- Apply analytics methodologies in line with core industry standards and regulatory frameworks.
- Stay current with emerging tools, techniques, and project controls best practices.
Skills & Expertise
The ideal candidate brings a mix of technical skills, analytical rigour, and collaboration mindset:
Analytical Tool Proficiency
- Hands-on experience with Power BI, Excel (or similar) for data analytics and reporting.
- Comfort working with multi-source datasets, extracting actionable insights—(beneficial experience with **SQL, Python, or data modelling not written a condition but “expose to” **).
- Pragmatic problem-solving: drawing sensible conclusions from data to streamline decision-making.
Project Controls Knowledge
- Familiarity with disciplines like cost management, scheduling, or risk reporting.
- Understanding of concepts such as forecasting, variance tracking, and earned value analysis.
Qualifications & Experience Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Engineering, Project Controls, Project & Programme Management, Finance, or a related field.
- Professional certification (e.g., AACEI, APM-affiliated, or others)—on the way or achieved—highly valued.
- 2–3 years’ relevant experience in analytics, project controls, PMO-directed roles, finance, engineering, or related domains.
- Experience analysing project, operational, or performance data within infrastructure, construction, energy, or consultancy environments.
- Hands-on reporting, dashboarding, data visualisation, and tools like Power BI, Tableau along with advanced Excel skills.
- (Demonstrated) expertise in cost or schedule analytics, statistical analysis, and data modelling.
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This role offers rich growth potential: shape data-driven controls frameworks and work alongside specialists and project leaders who prioritise measurable impact. Become part of AECOM today.
Additional Information
Secure Workplace Commitment: AECOM mandates in-person attendance for Day 1 onboarding to uphold a secure and trustworthy recruitment environment as a condition of employment.
About AECOM
As the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, we deliver professional services throughout the project lifecycle. From advisory and planning to design, engineering, program, and construction management, clients rely on our expertise in transportation, buildings, water, energy, and environmental solutions. We merge technical and digital innovation with a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and sustainability.
Recognised as a Fortune 500 firm, AECOM’s Professional Services revenue reached $16.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Learn how we deliver on our purpose—delivering sustainable legacies for generations—at aecom
Flexibility, Culture & Growth
- Hybrid work: Choose your best setting—Ian office, remote, or client site. AECOM champions versatile work environments.
- Instilling integrity and curiosity: At AECOM, pioneering thinking fuels success.
- Community and inclusion: We welcome every voice and perspective to drive authentic impact.
- Comprehensive benefits: Wellspring of compensation, healthcare, well-being programs, and generous parental leave.
- Learning flexibility: Your growth goals are ours.
- Environmental commitments: We integrate robust ESG policies across the business.
We’re a publicly traded, global firm. Join us, and you’ll access cutting-edge resources, innovation ecosystems, and meaningful projects with unusual influence.
Diversity & Inclusion
AECOM stands by our commitment to equity and opportunity. We invite candidates, including those with disabilities or long-term conditions, to apply for this role. If you experience any disability access barrier, please notify us via ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com to apply under our Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All applicant data is managed in adherence to EEO regulations.
Requisition ID: [J10152946] Business Unit: Buildings & Places Group: DCS SBU: Europe & India Career Path: Program & Project Management Work Location Model: Hybrid
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