Location
Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Reading, Cumbria
Recruiter Contact
Sacha Kelly
About the Business Unit
Mott MacDonald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme and commercial management services to the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health, and care sectors. APD provides tailored solutions that combine world‑leading project expertise with programme delivery capabilities and advisory services for projects up to £20bn in scale.
Role Overview
Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to play a key role in delivering purpose‑driven PMO and Controls services across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure and built environment projects, including major global programmes.
Responsibilities
* Prepare and critically evaluate performance measures (including earned value) and trends across multiple datasets.
* Focus on key issues and drive mitigating or recovery actions across the project.
* Provide people management and task facilitation skills.
* Implement robust project controls processes and toolsets in relevant industries.
Required Qualifications
* Conditional offers may be based on obtaining appropriate security clearance.
* Background working on large‑scale infrastructure projects in sectors such as water, transport, nuclear, defence.
* Degree level education or a project controls/management qualification (e.g., APMG Planning and Controls, EVM, PMQ, Prince2).
* Flexibility to travel and work across different sectors and clients.
* Experience designing, mobilising and leading large project, programme or portfolio management functions.
* 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, monitoring of KPIs and undertaking project reviews.
* Coordinate with other teams and possess basic multi‑disciplinary 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.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision follows the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
Benefits
* Pension matched up to 7%
* Life insurance
* Annual professional institution subscription
* Continuous development opportunities
* Flexible working – no strict 9‑5
* Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies for parents and caregivers
* Annual bonus scheme
* Flexible benefits such as buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work and interest‑free season ticket loans
* Wellbeing support including an independent Employer Assistance Scheme and wellbeing champions
* 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
Contact
Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here. Contract type: Permanent. Work pattern: Full Time. Job function: Project controls. Job reference: 12898.
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