Head of Project Controls & Performance
South Wales | Senior Leadership Role | Major UK Industrial Project | Salary Negotiable
Introduction
Acorn by Synergie is searching for a Head of Project Controls & Performance to join the senior leadership team of a long-established global industrial organisation with a major UK manufacturing footprint based in South Wales.
This is a pivotal role within a £1bn-scale industrial megaproject, accountable for defining and embedding a robust project controls framework to deliver predictable outcomes across cost, schedule, safety, and quality.
Key Duties
* Define, embed, and continually evolve the project controls framework covering cost, schedule, risk, change, document control, and integrated performance reporting.
* Drive consistency across the programme through common tools, systems, and ways of working.
* Set and manage cost and schedule baselines, applying robust estimating, forecasting, Earned Value techniques, and schedule management using industry-standard tools such as Primavera P6.
* Establish effective risk and opportunity management disciplines and own the change control process.
* Produce clear and timely performance insight, including variance analysis and executive-level dashboards, to support senior and board-level decision-making.
* Build, lead, and develop a multi-disciplinary project controls team across cost, planning, risk, and document control.
* Work closely with commercial, procurement, engineering, finance, and supply chain functions, acting as the project controls lead within governance and assurance forums.
* Provide project controls input to procurement and tendering activities, including cost modelling, schedule development, and risk evaluation.
Requirements
* Extensive leadership experience in project controls within large-scale UK infrastructure, energy, or industrial programmes.
* Expert knowledge of project planning and scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6), cost management, forecasting, Earned Value Management, risk control, and document management.
* Strong analytical and data‑driven decision-making skills with the ability to influence outcomes at all levels.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence engaging at senior and board level.
* Proven experience managing multi‑million-pound budgets and delivering measurable commercial results.
* Familiarity with UK-standard contracts, including NEC and FIDIC.
* Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction, or a related technical discipline.
What We Offer
* Senior leadership position on a £1bn-scale industrial megaproject.
* Opportunity to shape and lead a critical project controls function.
* Salary negotiable and dependent on skills and experience.
* Long‑term career opportunity within a globally established organisation.
Interested?
Apply now to discuss this Head of Project Controls & Performance opportunity in confidence, or contact Acorn by Synergie for further information.
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