Job Summary
You will join as a Reporting Manager within a centralised Reporting-as-a-Service function, responsible for establishing and operating a coherent, governance-grade reporting system across complex infrastructure programmes.
Rather than managing isolated reporting outputs, you will lead the transition from fragmented, manual reporting toward an integrated model aligned to Smart Core data structures—ensuring that schedule, cost, risk and change are consistently represented and reconciled within programme reporting.
You will act as the point of accountability for reporting integrity, cadence and usability—ensuring that reporting outputs are trusted by governance forums and directly support decision-making under real delivery conditions.
Must Haves
* Be in commutable distance to Warrington 2-3 days per week. (Travel expenses and hotel included if more than 2 hours away)
* Lived in the UK for 5+ years to be eligible for SC Clearance
Core Responsibilities
* Own the end-to-end reporting service, including production of executive and programme reporting packs aligned to governance cycles.
* Establish and enforce standardised reporting products, including consistent KPI definitions, RAG thresholds and integrated performance views across schedule, cost, risk and change.
* Lead the transition from decentralised reporting approaches to a centralised, service-based reporting model, reducing duplication and inconsistency.
* Act as the integration point between project controls disciplines, ensuring data coherence across planning, cost, risk and change functions.
* Define and maintain reporting data standards and structures aligned with Smart Core (e.g. WBS/CBS alignment, coding conventions, identifiers).
* Oversee the development of insight-led reporting, including structured narrative explaining performance drivers, trends and emerging risks.
* Ensure reporting reflects the true delivery position, reconciling discrepancies between systems, teams and interpretations.
* Drive automation of reporting pipelines and pack generation, reducing manual effort while maintaining control and auditability.
* Engage directly with senior stakeholders to ensure reporting outputs are fit for purpose in governance and decision forums.
* Build and lead a team of analysts, embedding both technical capability and project-controls awareness.
* Support the evolution of reporting toward predictive and AI-assisted insight, aligned with Digital PMO roadmap progression.
Technical & Delivery Context
• Power BI, DAX, SQL Server, Azure Data Factory / Synapse
• Data modelling across integrated controls domains (schedule, cost, risk, change)
• Reporting automation, pipeline orchestration and controlled refresh cycles
• Emerging: AI-assisted reporting, automated narrative, predictive indicators
What You’ll Bring (6+ years experience in reporting, analytics or BI, with exposure to complex project or programme environments (strongly desirable).
• Demonstrated experience leading reporting functions or teams delivering to senior governance forums.
• Strong understanding (or rapid grasp) of project controls disciplines and their interdependencies.
• Ability to impose structure and consistency on fragmented data and reporting practices.
• Strong communication skills, particularly in framing performance narratives under uncertainty.
• Comfort operating with imperfect, evolving data, and improving it iteratively through use.
• Experience delivering within cadenced reporting environments with fixed deadlines and high scrutiny.
• A builder’s mindset - able to stand up services, not just improve components.