Programme Controls Director - P&I As our Programme Controls Director, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and managing all programme and project controls, including schedule, cost, risk, change, and reporting
Your leadership will be instrumental in designing and maintaining an integrated Programme Management Office (PMO), leveraging industry best practices and information management fundamentals
You will spearhead an integrated project controls team, ensuring activities and deliverables are completed on time and within budget
Your proactive approach to digital technology, innovation, and creativity will drive better outcomes and reporting, influencing sector standards and practices
We Offer
Market rate salary: We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience
Flexible Work Arrangements: Benefit from hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations
24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days
Robust Pension Contributions: We offer enhanced pension contributions up to 10% to secure your future
Comprehensive Health Coverage: Single medical cover and Digital GP service, with options to add your partner and family
Family Planning Support: Access to fertility healthcare and family planning services
Enhanced Parental Leave: Enjoy enhanced parental leave pay and free membership to employee assistance and parental programs
4 Life assurance at 4x your salary
Income Protection: Financial security in case of long-term illness or injury
Wellbeing Hub: Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn
Professional Development: We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities
Community Engagement: Participate in charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations
About the Opportunity
As part of the Senior Management Team, you will:
Provide leadership, guidance, and support to Programme Management Office Function Heads and Project Controls teams
Establish the competency and capacity of resources to meet programme needs
Participate in Programme governance committees to shape strategies and outcomes
Implement standardized Project Controls tools, procedures, and processes
Ensure accurate management, integration, and analysis of programme baseline, schedule, cost, risk, and change control
Build successful relationships with delivery partners and ancillary contract partners
Communicate programme performance effectively with strong social, networking, and presentation skills
This role could be based in either:
London
Birmingham
Manchester Experience in:
Complex / major civil infrastructure programmes - you should have managed these as top dog!
Programmes valued in £bn rather than just £m
P3M3 whole life cycle
Presenting to Board level with major stakeholders
? Leading major PMOs of cost functions
Rolling out core applications across major programmes: Primavera P6, Delta etc.
Active in the presentation circuit - you should be well known in industry circles
Also
Experience in delivering multi-partner, stakeholder, and capital projects in the infrastructure or transportation sectors
Proven experience in large-scale delivery in complex environments, recognised by clients at the national or international level
Expertise in programme management, including maturity assessment, start-up, and execution activities
Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams at all project stages and the ability to work across cultures and remotely with global teams
Strategic consulting and business advisory services experience
Strong communication skills for articulating programme performance
Willingness to travel across the UK, Ireland, and potentially Europe
Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field of study, plus membership of a recognised professional institution, preferably at a Fellowship level
If you've got all of this, we definitely want to hear from you!
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Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. [1] www.jacobs.com
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - find out more about our employee networks here: [2] https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit [3] www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.
Your application experience is important to us and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 45,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
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