Project Controls Consultant

Arcadis • Edinburgh, IN

7h

About The Position

Arcadis is seeking a Project Controls Consultant to join their Resilience business line, which operates across sectors like water, energy, environmental, and industrial. This role will focus on providing valued advice and support to clients in essential resource provision. The consultant will take a leading role in shaping and delivering high-quality project controls services for major energy programs, providing direction to project teams, mentoring junior colleagues, and applying strong technical and commercial judgment. The projects handled can range from nationally significant infrastructure schemes to mass volume utility works.

Requirements

• Degree, HND or equivalent professional experience.
• Proven ability to lead project controls delivery with limited supervision and strong professional judgement.
• Strong communication skills with confidence in engaging client teams and facilitating discussions across multiple disciplines.
• Understanding of project or programme management, design, engineering or construction environments.
• Strong IT skills, particularly with Excel and Office 365.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience in project or programme management, design, engineering or construction environments is desirable.
• Experience with recognized planning, cost or risk tools is advantageous.
• Experience in dashboard and reporting tools such as Power BI / Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Leading the planning, integration, and control of complex energy projects across the full lifecycle, applying advanced project controls methodologies.
• Reviewing, assuring, and gathering key insights from programme data, resource-loaded schedules, and overseeing progress measurement and forecasting activities.
• Designing, implementing, and improving project control systems, governance processes, and digital tools, including standard operating procedures and transformation initiatives.
• Managing project information strategies within Common Data Environments and ensuring strong control of data quality and digital deliverables.
• Supporting risk management activities, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and senior support to QSRA or QCRA modelling.
• Overseeing cost control processes such as budget development, cost forecasting, earned value management, and integration of cost, schedule, and risk data.
• Facilitating collaborative planning sessions and workshops to align delivery teams and resolve constraints.
• Providing portfolio-level insight through integrated reporting, KPI development, and dashboard reporting.
• Championing the use of digital tools, predictive analytics, and performance dashboards to inform better decision-making.
• Managing change control, ensuring strong documentation, traceability, and governance.
• Building and maintaining productive relationships with internal teams, client organizations, and senior stakeholders.

Benefits

• Skills-based approach to career development
• Meaningful work contributing to sustainable solutions
• Opportunity to make an impact on career, colleagues, clients, life, and the world
• Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
• Employer of choice providing a great place to work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree