Project Controller - Water Sector

Arcadis; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Project Controller to support their Water Optimisation team. You will be responsible for maintaining project financials, managing project controls processes using SAP, and leading stakeholder engagement. This role requires experience in implementing business change and managing budgets effectively. Join us to contribute to meaningful consulting work that benefits the community and environment.

Qualifications

• Strong subject matter expertise in own discipline.
• Ability to manage relationships and influence external stakeholders.
• Experience in leading and implementing business change.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain project financials in SAP.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditure, and commitments.
• Support monthly reporting cycles.

Skills

SAP expertise

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Business change implementation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Professional certification

Tools

P6

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Controller to join our Water Optimisation team and provide support with ongoing Capital Programmes for major clients in the Water Industry including National Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). You will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of projects and programmes by leading the implementation and management of project controls processes. With advanced expertise in SAP, you will ensure all controls are efficiently managed and compliant with required standards. You will contribute to process improvement initiatives, support stakeholder engagement, and provide training to colleagues and clients on best practices. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that all project deliverables are met within agreed timeframes and budgets, risks are clearly identified and communicated, and that a culture of best practice is embedded across all project teams.

Role accountabilities

• Set up and maintain project financials in SAP.
• Monitor project budgets, expenditure, and commitments.
• Support monthly reporting cycles.
• Work with project managers and finance teams to ensure accuracy of financial data.
• Assist with change management and risk tracking in SAP.
• Manage the effective communication of management information, including progress, status, and risk, and produce robust analysis to support project decision‑making.
• Provide technical and leadership coaching, manage and mentor junior staff, and oversee daily operations to maintain high standards and operational excellence within the team.
• Develop and manage relationships with clients, internal teams, and third‑party contractors, driving collaboration and negotiating solutions to support successful project delivery.

Qualifications & Experience

• Strong subject matter expertise in own discipline.
• Has commercial acumen and the ability to manage relationships with and influence external stakeholders.
• Experience of leading and implementing business change solutions.
• Experience in managing business relationships at mid‑to‑senior management level.
• Expert proficiency in SAP; experience with P6 is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Attainment of or near attainment of relevant professional certification or chartered status.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.