Aggreko is a global leader in mobile, modular power and temperature control solutions, helping businesses grow and communities thrive. We play a key role in the energy transition by delivering flexible, sustainable solutions, including hybrid systems, battery storage, and renewable integration. Our culture is built on four core values: Be Dynamic, Be Expert, Be Together, Be Innovative.
Benefits:
Work from home or in the office, Hybrid
Competitive compensation
Paid training programs and tuition reimbursement
Safety-focused culture
Community volunteering program
A range of career development opportunities
The Project Controls Lead is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing project controls frameworks across the renewable energy project portfolio, including hybrid power systems, thermal generation, solar PV, wind, and BESS assets. This role ensures robust cost management, schedule performance, risk oversight, and reporting to support safe, efficient, and on-time project delivery for our landmark EVA Copper IPP project.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement integrated project controls systems, including cost control, scheduling, change management, risk management, and forecasting.
Establish project baselines (scope, cost, schedule) and ensure alignment with contractual and internal requirements.
Manage project budgets, cost tracking, commitments, accruals, expenditure, and variance analysis.
Develop, maintain, and analyse detailed project schedules, including critical path and progress measurement.
Lead the development of project dashboards, progress reports, performance metrics, and executive-level reporting.
Oversee risk management processes, including identification, quantification, mitigation planning, and tracking.
Administer and control project change management, including change logs, impact assessments, and approvals.
Work closely with Project Managers to support decision-making and corrective action strategies.
Ensure alignment with governance frameworks, standards, and corporate project management methodologies.
Coordinate with procurement and commercial teams to support contract administration and financial forecasting.
Drive continuous improvement in project controls practices, tools, templates, and reporting methods.
Analyse the benefits and disadvantages of various options for individual contracts
Evaluate tenders against the objectives set
Provide advice; negotiate variations and mange disputes to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
Assist Sales with prequalification questionnaires, agreements, customer T&C’s negotiations and bidding process
What we’re looking for
Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, or related discipline.
Strong (ideally 8–12+ years) experience in project controls within power generation, renewable energy, mining, or major infrastructure projects.
Expertise in cost control, estimating, scheduling, earned value management, and risk management.
Proficiency with project controls tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI, SAP/ERP systems).
Strong understanding of EPC, EPCM, and multi‑contract project environments.
Experience supporting remote or hybrid renewable energy projects (preferred).
Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced, multi-disciplinary project environments.
Why join Aggreko?
We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.
Our culture inspires and unites us to grow, change and deliver the best solutions for our customers. It means that we are:
Dynamic. Although we’re sixty years old, it doesn’t feel like it when you work here. There’s a lot going on and our entrepreneurial spirit helps us to deliver at pace for customers and each other.
Experts in what we do. We’re a team of experts who blend our experience and unique expertise to deliver precisely the right solution for customers. Our work is hugely varied; no two days are the same. And because of this, there are always opportunities for motivated people to learn and grow quickly.
Innovative. We’re curious about how new ideas and technologies can benefit customers and simplify how we work. And that’s as true for our fleet, where we’re introducing hybrids and battery storage, as it is for improving the way we work together.
Together. We’re a team of 6,000 people. We might be spread out across the globe, but because we’re inclusive and straightforward, and we hold each other to account, we work well together to get things done.
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Equal employment opportunity
We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.
We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.