Introduction

What are you going to do 

Brunel Energy is recruiting a Project Controls Engineer to work with a major oil and gas company on a 12-month contract.

The Project Controls Engineer (PCE) will be part of the project delivery team(s), collaborating with leaders and Project Managers to develop and manage the overarching program schedule, individual project schedules, and budgets. The role will focus on building integrated schedules, identifying critical dependencies and milestones, managing project performance, and highlighting key risks to support effective program delivery.

The purpose of the role is to provide schedule and budget transparency, enabling the Leadership Team to manage complex schedules, critical risks, and resource allocation effectively.

Responsibilities:

Schedule & Project Controls

  • Liaise with the Leadership Team to build an integrated schedule, noting critical dependencies and Strategic Leadership Milestones (SLMs).
  • Liaise with specific Project Managers to create project-specific schedules and budgets.
  • Assist Project Managers in delivering projects on time and within budget.
  • Support detailed stewardship and trending of project cost and schedule performance.
  • Monitor progress measurement and ensure accurate tracking against project objectives.
  • Assist in managing change processes to maintain alignment.

Analysis & Reporting

  • Conduct cost and schedule analysis, including reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and change management activities.
  • Track and forecast purchase orders and subcontracts as part of cost tracking and analysis.
  • Prepare monthly reporting deliverables covering cost, schedule, progress highlights, expenditure profiles, and critical milestones, while highlighting key risks.

Risk Management

  • Identify and communicate key delivery risks, opportunities for capital efficiency, risk mitigation, and areas of focus to support effective resource allocation throughout the project lifecycle.

Collaboration & Coordination

  • Collaborate with the Leadership Team, Project Managers, project teams, and functional groups to ensure effective communication, alignment, and program/project delivery.

Essential skills and knowledge

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Manufacturing Systems, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline.
  • Experience developing and managing complex project schedules with critical interdependencies, identifying critical milestones, and creating effective reporting to highlight risks.
  • Knowledge of Cost / Planning & Scheduling Engineering areas.
  • Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work effectively as a member of a project team.
  • Possibility to travel as required to liaise with the appropriate project team.

What we offer 

Closing: 19 September 2026

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Process of your application

Application process & contact

We will now begin examining your application: We will take a close look at your application documents and ask you for additional information if necessary. If your qualifications match our requirements, we will invite you to meet us for the first time.

Project discussion with our customer

If the introductory meeting goes well for you and us, we will arrange a meeting with the customer who has the perfect project for you. This gives you the opportunity to find out more about the customer and the project.

The decision

If you enjoyed the project discussion and the customer is also convinced of your expertise, we will ask you the final and decisive question: Do you want to get started at Brunel?

Introductory conversation with Brunel

In an introductory meeting, we would like to find out more about your interests, ambitions and professional developments. At the same time, we report on working at Brunel and provide information about all career opportunities and prospects.

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