Company Description
Finding solutions to climate change is the priority of the 21st century, and means switching to low-carbon energy. At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. To achieve this, our 7,500 Switchers combine their historical engineering expertise and project management with digital technologies.
In our 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Asia) of operation, we are working on the production and distribution of low-carbon electricity, through the development of nuclear and renewable energies. We are also supporting the modernisation and development of energy grids, managing the setup and siting for new transmission and distribution networks, and using hydrogen to decarbonise the transport and industry sectors.
Job Description
Lead on the implementation and management of effective project controls measures relating to scope, cost, time, risk and quality. Utilising these measures, you will enable strategic performance analysis to be undertaken against the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), highlighting variances, trends and insights needed to inform effective decision making.
- Establish/maintain or adhere to the specific PC governance, processes and procedures across the project and in accordance with the related customer contract (where relevant).
- Establish the Performance Measurement Baseline position in terms of scope/cost/schedule and the ongoing governance control of these.
- Manage scheduling staff to develop, manage, revise, and analyse integrated project schedules including all phases of project execution, including contract partnerships and relevant sub-suppliers.
- Undertake, or manage project controls staff to provide, cost management/change management/risk & opportunity management and document management provision.
- Provide regular management reporting both internal and external to the project to provide relevant, accurate and reliable information on the status and forecast of the project to enable project and programme manager to make informed decisions and provide an accurate view of the project status.
- Interrogate subcontractor data related to project controls to inform the project PMB and monitor related delivery performance.
- Gather independent evidence to provide confidence that the project is likely to achieve the success criteria.
- Integration and alignment of project control toolsets, including where necessary across contract partnerships and relevant sub-suppliers.
- Deputise for the Project Manager as necessary.
- Establish a reliable and accurate Earned Value Management (EVM) system, and on-going generation and interrogation of earned value reports to enable reporting to be completed in accordance with the contract and the enable to project and/or programme manager to make informed decisions.
- Establish on-going and regular risk management process throughout the team, and risk reporting including schedule risk analysis in accordance with the contract
- Support Integrated Baseline Reviews (potentially with Customer stakeholders) as required to build confidence in the Performance Measurement Baseline.
- Develop and mentor staff to ensure succession planning is in place
- Maintain all key project control documentation and update as necessary
- Ensure effective configuration control is maintained at all times
- Provide weekly and monthly Project Progress and Metrics Reports as appropriate for the project
Qualifications
- Experience in project controls on complex/major projects or programmes
- Has knowledge of project controls approaches and practices, such as planning / scheduling management, cost management, risk management and analysis, performance management (i.e. EVM), change management and configuration control.
- Experience of applying and assuring related project controls governance measures.
- Experience in working with common project controls toolsets, such as MSP / P6, RiskHive, ERP / SAP systems etc
- A clear focus on project outcomes and an ability to encourage others to strive for the greater good.
- Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams, including external suppliers and customers.
Additional Information
We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.
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What We Do
Assystem, one of the world's leading independent nuclear engineering companies, is committed to accelerating the energy transition. We see ourselves as an activist in the development of nuclear energy, convinced that it is an essential part of the fight against climate change. 7,000 switchers, spread in 12 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East are working every day to make the energy switch by accelerating the development of nuclear and renewable energies, power grids, clean hydrogen projects and low-carbon transport. We design and supervise major projects through our engineering activities and accelerate our customers' digital transformation. We also develop new solutions to build faster and improve the performance of complex infrastructures. 55 years of experience have made Assystem a key partner of the world's largest industrial groups: CEA, EDF, ENEC, Enedis, Engie, Framatome, ITER, K.A. CARE, Naval Group, NICDC, Orano, RATP, Rolls Royce, Royal Commission, Sellafield, SGP, SNCF... Assystem is ranked in the Top 3 companies in the nuclear energy sector.
