Role · Project Controls
Project Controls Engineer Staffing for Data Centre Projects
What a Project Controls Engineer does
A Project Controls Engineer combines scheduling and cost control responsibilities into a single integrated reporting function, tracking schedule performance, cost performance, risk register status and change control together rather than in silos. On a Data Centre program that means connecting equipment delivery dates, commissioning milestones and cost forecasts so leadership sees one consistent story.
The role includes maintaining the risk register, running earned value analysis, producing integrated monthly reports and supporting change management from initiation through cost and schedule impact assessment. Project Controls Engineers often build and maintain the dashboards that project leadership and ownership use to track program health.
Clients value engineers who can move fluently between the P6 schedule and the cost report and explain how one is driving the other, rather than specialists who only see half the picture.
Typical range
£60–85K base (permanent) or £400–550 / day on contract
Core responsibilities
- Maintain integrated schedule, cost and risk reporting
- Run earned value analysis (CPI/SPI) and variance reporting
- Maintain and update the project risk register
- Support change management from initiation through impact assessment
- Produce integrated performance dashboards for project leadership
Why hire through Cx Recruit
We screen Project Controls Engineers on genuine integrated experience across schedule and cost, not a cost or scheduling background relabeled with a broader title.
Our specialist focus on Mission Critical infrastructure means we understand the commissioning and equipment dependencies that make Data Centre project controls distinct from general construction.
Live Project Controls roles
View all jobs →Senior Scheduler
London, UK · £600 to £750/day
Senior Scheduler to own the P6 master schedule on a hyperscale Data Centre campus in West London.
Cost Engineer
Slough, UK · £550 to £675/day
Cost Engineer to maintain cost reporting and forecasting on a colocation Data Centre build on the Slough Trading Estate.
Project Controls Manager
Manchester, UK · £85k to £105k p.a.
Project Controls Manager to lead scheduling and cost control across a Data Centre programme in the North West.
FAQs
How is a Project Controls Engineer different from a Cost Engineer or Scheduler?
The Cost Engineer and Scheduler typically own one discipline. The Project Controls Engineer integrates schedule, cost and risk reporting into a single performance view, which is common on programs that consolidate the functions rather than running separate teams.
What tools does the role require?
Fluency in Primavera P6 for schedule and a cost management platform or Excel-based cost reporting is standard, with earned value management (EVM) concepts applied across both.
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