{"id":1367031,"url":"https://alion.io/job/rullion-senior-project-controls-engineer","title":"Senior Project Controls Engineer","company":{"id":1795322,"name":"Rullion","domain":"rullion.co.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/rullion","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Schema","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Bridgwater, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":63000,"max_usd":118000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":55},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"HPC","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T14:00:07Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-25","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T10:54:02Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":7,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":7},"description":"Role: Senior Project Cintrols Engineer\nPosition: Contract\nLocation: Somerset Innovation Park, Bridgwater, Somerset (J23 M5)\nDays on Site: 3\nDuration: approx until 31st Dec 2027\nPay: up to £560 PAYE- £760 Umbrella\nJob Purpose / Overview\nEDF are leading the UK's Nuclear New Build Programme constructing a nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C, Somerset and Sizewell C, Suffolk. Working within a key aspect of an Integrated Project Controls team, our team aims to act as a centre of excellence for project controls implementation. We are the intelligent owners of the single source of delivery performance information, operating as an integrated enabler for the successful delivery of the HPC project. We work as part of a matrix organisation supporting one of the following programmes/areas within the project: Central, Site, Engineering, MEH, Nuclear Island (NI), Conventional Island and Balance of Plant, Instrumentation and Controls, and Commissioning. The role of Senior Project Controls Engineer is to act as an expert of the Project Controls team across the parts of HPC project following the Project Controls strategy uniformly across the project. They will act as a technical lead for the Project Controls team ensuring the implementation of Integrated Project Controls specific processes and framework. They will follow all governance arrangements for the Integrated Project Controls team providing effective reporting of Estimating information in a timely and accurate manner, supporting others to achieve the same results. They will manage the values of estimate and scope which range in value from £10m to £500m.\nOperating Environment\nThe role is an integral part of project delivery which is designed to positively contribute, influence and underpin success across Engineering, Procurement & Manufacturing, Construction & Commissioning of the HPC Nuclear Power Station. The Estimating discipline is aligned to the three critical success factors to successfully deliver the HPC project objectives and underpin stakeholder confidence i.e. Integrated baseline delivery; EPC critical path execution; and key milestone achievement to Commercial Operation Date (COD). Further to this the programme is influenced by the following:\n* The Nuclear environment - this is highly regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the job holder will be responsible for supporting delivery in the nuclear context\n* Nuclear Safety Culture - this is of paramount importance to the Project and embedded throughout for which the job holder will be responsible for supporting delivery with this in mind.\n* Recognising the importance of the delivery of the project in accordance with the principles of safety, quality, time and cost in that order of priority.\nKnowledge, Skills, Qualifications\nAble to deliver accurate and concise Estimating insights to drive evidence-based decision making, utilising commercial and technical information, to influence project decisions and support the management of risks/opportunities.\nUnderstanding and/or practical experience of wider project controls disciplines enabling Estimating management to be integrated with cost, schedule and risk, and provide assurance that Estimating reporting and outputs of Estimating analysis aligns with other project data.\nUnderstands how the impact of changes/decisions may impact the programme/area delivery. * Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.\nProven ability to facilitate Estimating conversations with colleagues at all levels, including Executive and Director leadership.\nEffectively communicates complex issues and concepts (unique insights) in simple ways, to both technical and non technical senior audiences.\nStrong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and delegate tasks to other team members.\nPossesses high work standards and sets ambitious, yet attainable goals. Constantly drives to streamline and simplify to deliver business value.\nAbility to effectively collaborate with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve mutually successful outcomes.\nAbility to assure the quality of others work supporting them in developing to effectively deliver outputs.\nAbility to expertly use and guide others in the use of Estimating management software;\nAbility to draw from best practice across industry to implement changes for improved performance.\nQualifications & Experience\n* Minimum of a Degree or equivalent qualification in project management, project controls, engineering, or another related field * Experience in a Project Management environment * Demonstrable experience of working as an expert in a project controls discipline. * Expert knowledge of Estimating including the tools, and a variety of techniques used to deliver project insight and assess performance * Experience of working on a major construction project is desirable but not necessary * Experience of working in the Nuclear Industry or other highly regulated industry is desirable but not necessary\n Tools and Software\nThe jobholder will be expected to have expertise in the use and supporting training of others, of the following (or similar equivalent) software tools: * EcoSys (Cost, Change, EVM) * Primavera P6 (Scheduling). * Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access); * ARM (Risks, Opportunities, Trends). * @risk (QCRA). * Safran (QSRA). * Adobe Professional (Report Publishing).\nWhat's in It for You\nBe Part of History: Work on the UK's first new nuclear power station in a generation.\nScale & Impact: Over 22,000 workers contributing to a £36 billion project that supports 70,000+ UK jobs.\nNet Zero Future: Contribute to a project essential to Britain's low-carbon energy transformation.\nCareer Development: Work in a multi-disciplinary environment with exposure to high-level planning and world-class logistics operations.\nApplication Information:\nIf this sounds of interest, please APPLY NOW with your CV and a cover letter highlighting your suitability for this exciting role.\nGood Luck!\nThis vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd acting as an employment business.\nSince 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.\nRullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base, from small start-ups to large household names.\nWe celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.\nThanks\nRullion\nRullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6896,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T02:39:26Z"}],"liveness":{"score":52,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.517,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:5","agency","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/rullion-senior-project-controls-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/rullion-senior-project-controls-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T17:55:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":160,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4840,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}