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Project controls manager

Manchester
Permanent
Mott Macdonald
Project controls manager
€60,000 a year
Posted: 26 December
Offer description

Join to apply for the Project Controls Manager role at Mott MacDonald.

Recruiter contact: Sacha Kelly.

Location/s: Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Reading, Cumbria, Manchester.

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time


About the Business Unit

Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme, and commercial management services across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. APD handles projects up to £20bn, offering expertise in programming, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, digital consulting and more.


What you will contribute

* Analytical skills to prepare and critically evaluate performance measures (including earned value) and trends across multiple datasets.
* Ability to focus on key issues, and drive mitigating or recovery actions across the project.
* Good people‑management and task‑facilitation skills.
* Experience of implementing robust project controls processes and toolsets in relevant industries.


Required for the position

* Offers may be conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of security clearance.
* Background working on large‑scale infrastructure projects in sectors including, but not limited to, water, transport, nuclear, defence.
* Degree level education and/or a project controls or management qualification (e.g., APMG Planning and Controls, EVM, PMQ, Prince2).
* Flexibility to travel and work in different sectors and clients.
* Risk management and reporting, including use of ARM.
* Proficiency with Primavera (P6) or Microsoft Project and/or other planning and resourcing software.
* Create and maintain project schedules that support and align with project requirements.
* Reduce uncertainty on projects by adapting project methodology.
* Project reporting, including monitoring of KPIs.
* Undertake project reviews.
* Ability to coordinate and work with other teams, with basic multidisciplinary knowledge.
* Comfortable working as a consultant within a client environment.
* Strong stakeholder‑management experience.


Preferred but not required

* Support project managers in maintaining effective and timely change‑management processes.
* Monitor and consolidate project plans.
* PMO experience.
* Knowledge or experience using PowerBI.


Benefits

* Pension matched up to 7%
* Life insurance.
* Annual professional institution subscription.
* Continuous development opportunities.
* Agile/flexible working.
* Enhanced parental leave and shared parental leave policies.
* Annual bonus scheme.
* Flexible benefits, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle‑to‑work, and interest‑free season‑ticket loans.
* Wellbeing support, including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions, and learning resources.
* Access to advanced employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
* Opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes.


Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds.


UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. is not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship.


Accessibility

If you are disabled or require support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com.


Agile Working

We can discuss flexible working arrangements to support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.


Contact & Application

Apply now or for more information about our application process, click here.

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