Assistant Project Controls Engineer

at  Jacobs Engineering Group Inc

YOUR IMPACT:

At Jacobs, we’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Nuclear Power Programmes are delivering client critical works to some of our major UK and European Projects. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West), Sizewell C (located in the South East), helping develop technologies in SMR (Small modular Reactor) capability and working towards building Poland’s first Nuclear Power station.
Working in both client facing and internal roles we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.

Jacobs are seeking an Assistant Project Controls Engineer who will work with the Cost and Change Lead, to coordinate the Change Management process encompassing contractual events and design changes on the Sizewell C project. Key responsibilities will be:

• Assisting engineering teams in drafting Engaging Change Requests (CRs) and Activity at Completion (ACs) for the SZC project
• Aiding engineering teams in responding to and creating contractual events in collaboration with the Commercial Manager and contracts team
• Coordinating with the SZC Risk and Opportunity coordinator to ensure alignment with the risk register and Cost Control team to ensure accurate updates of cost impacts/budgets in the Unifer tool
• Coordinating with the SZC List of Deliverables Manager to ensure LOD impacts are accurately updated and implemented in the LOD tool - Paladin
• Collaborating with France Change Coordinator to ensure the progress of SZC CRs (quality check, validation/opening of change requests) in the Change Request tool
• Preparation and coordination of bi-weekly CRs review meetings (openings and approvals)
• Supporting the project team in producing monthly reports through the provision of insightful information and analysis
• Update of Change assumption note when it’s needed.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Project and change management Skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel and MS Powerpoint
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with influencing abilities

OUR CULTURE

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
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• Assisting engineering teams in drafting Engaging Change Requests (CRs) and Activity at Completion (ACs) for the SZC project
• Aiding engineering teams in responding to and creating contractual events in collaboration with the Commercial Manager and contracts team
• Coordinating with the SZC Risk and Opportunity coordinator to ensure alignment with the risk register and Cost Control team to ensure accurate updates of cost impacts/budgets in the Unifer tool
• Coordinating with the SZC List of Deliverables Manager to ensure LOD impacts are accurately updated and implemented in the LOD tool - Paladin
• Collaborating with France Change Coordinator to ensure the progress of SZC CRs (quality check, validation/opening of change requests) in the Change Request tool
• Preparation and coordination of bi-weekly CRs review meetings (openings and approvals)
• Supporting the project team in producing monthly reports through the provision of insightful information and analysis
• Update of Change assumption note when it’s needed