Associate Director – Project Controls
📍 London, UK | Hybrid Working
💰 Excellent Salary + Car Allowance + Bonus + Pension + Healthcare
🚀 Shape Strategy. Lead People. Drive Certainty.
Infraspec is proud to be working with a market-leading consultancy, seeking an Associate Director of Project Controls to take on a role of strategic influence and delivery leadership.
This is a unique opportunity to define how project controls is delivered on some of the UK’s most complex and high-value infrastructure programmes — spanning aviation, rail, utilities, and major civil engineering.
What You’ll Do
As Associate Director, you’ll be both a leader and a driver of innovation, responsible for:
* Leading & Inspiring Teams – Grow, mentor, and empower project controls professionals to deliver excellence
* Driving Client Success – Shape and enhance controls systems, processes, and governance across programmes
* Commercial Leadership – Contribute to business growth through fee-earning work, bids, and client relationships
* Performance Oversight – Assure the integrity of schedules (Primavera P6), cost, risk, and change data
* Future-Proofing – Develop internal talent pipelines and evolve the consultancy’s project controls offering
About You
We’re seeking an established senior professional ready to step into a leadership role with both technical authority and strategic vision. You’ll bring:
✔ Extensive expertise in project controls disciplines (planning, cost, risk, EVM, Primavera P6)
✔ Proven experience leading large, multidisciplinary controls teams on major programmes
✔ Deep understanding of PMO and programme integration within infrastructure delivery
✔ Strong client-facing skills, able to influence senior stakeholders and board-level decisions
✔ A track record in business development, bid leadership, or building long-term client partnerships
✔ Sector background in aviation, rail, civil engineering, or utilities
Why This Role?
✨ Strategic Impact – Influence how major UK infrastructure programmes are delivered
📈 Career Progression – A platform to progress into Director-level and beyond
🤝 Client Visibility – Direct engagement with public and private sector decision-makers
💚 Rewards – Competitive package including bonus, car allowance, pension & private healthcare
Next Step
If you’re a senior project controls leader ready to step into an Associate Director role where your expertise shapes outcomes at scale, we’d love to hear from you.
👉 Contact us today for a confidential discussion.
Infraspec – Specialists in Project Controls Recruitment