About Us
At Sweet Projects, we work with the data, defence and energy sectors. We are a comprehensive design, construction and engineering provider, offering services spanning site acquisition, architecture, and refurbishment to client occupancy. In our world, there are no simple projects, only specialist needs and clever solutions.
We are a general contracting business, drawing on over forty years of specialised industry experience to provide excellent service, sustain long-term partnerships and achieve the highest quality outcome for key clients, whilst maintaining financial commitments.
Built Around People
Built around you is Sweet Project’s approach to business. It is our brand promise, not just to our clients, but to our people. From the inside out, built around you is in our DNA.
Our team is the cornerstone of our firm, and we take pride in nurturing their talents and fostering their professional growth.
We proudly invest in all the people our success rests on. Building our company around our people and their wellbeing, safety, and work/life balance – these vitally important values act as the standards against which we must judge ourselves. That’s why we’re constantly working to do things better tomorrow than we do today.
We look for a lot of elements when we’re hiring at Sweet Projects – skills, character. But above all else, it is your behaviours that shine through. Regardless of how many years of experience, or who you have worked for previously, if you have the drive and the passion, there is nothing you can’t achieve here.
Our Values
When you work with us, you’ll be getting to know us personally. Our shared company values are built around our client work, and our people are foundational to this – embodying everything we stand for.
* Create Confidence – Enabling and Empowering Teamwork
* Go Beyond – Evolving and developing, every day
* Do Exceptional – We don’t do ordinary, we deliver exceptional
* Add Value – From the first moment, we take the initiative
* Be Respectful – Long term relationships with integrity
* Focus on the Mission – We work together, focussing on our collective strengths
“We’ve hired some of the best in the business, to come here, bring their expertise with them, but leave their industry frustrations behind. We’re all about empowering our people to do things the right way, not simply the conventional way, enabling the environment and culture to excel and thrive in”- Gareth Sweet – CEO.
About the Role
The Project Controls Engineer will support the Project Controls team in developing and coordinating Digital Project Controls for some of the most complex and interesting projects in the industry. This role involves close collaboration with project managers, Alliance members, subcontractors and other stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality construction projects.
Responsibilities
* Management and maintenance of the project controls systems & reports to ensure these are issued on time to the expected quality
* Understand reporting requirements and ensure these are being met
* Capturing and validating project progress data (preconstruction and construction)
* Identify repeated manual workflows and design solutions to automate
* Extracting/harvesting/validating data from various project management systems
* Analysing data, ensuring completeness and accuracy through interfacing with discipline leads
* Reviewing information provided by others and escalating key issues to be resolved in a timely manner
* Developing, preparing, PowerBI reports; improving the efficiency and accuracy of reporting
* Preparing and delivering guidance and training to project stakeholders/contributors
The duties listed are not exhaustive and may be varied from time to time as dictated by the changing needs of the Company. The post holder will be expected to undertake other duties as appropriate and as requested by their manager.
The post holder may be required to work at any of the locations at which the business of Sweet Projects is conducted.
Experience
* Project management skills including awareness of reporting in relation to the construction sector
* Confident PowerBI user
* Ideally competent user of Microsoft Power Platform e.g. Power Apps, SharePoint
* Knowledge/experience of working with programme data, in particular Primavera P6
* Previous construction experience preferred
Qualifications
* Engineering degree (or equivalent) in construction/data science or project management qualification
Competencies
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders
* Good problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve issues quickly and effectively
* Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
* Good attention to detail and a commitment to quality
* Willingness to learn and develop new skills
* Adhere to the policies, process’ and procedures in the Integrated Management System and the Information Security Management System
Sweet Projects is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that our success is built on the success of our employees. We are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment that helps our employees to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.
We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone.