A leading organisation is investing heavily in a major, long-term capital portfolio and is strengthening its PMO to ensure projects deliver with robust governance, transparent reporting and disciplined financial control.
We're recruiting a Programme Controls Manager to lead the assurance, planning and controls capability across high-value, high-risk projects where delivery performance matters.
The opportunity
This is a senior PMO leadership role with genuine scope to set direction, embed standards and raise maturity across an integrated project controls function. You'll lead a specialist team and work closely with delivery leaders, finance and commercial teams to ensure accurate forecasting, strong governance and consistent assurance across a complex portfolio.
What you'll be doing:
Owning and maturing an integrated project controls approach covering schedule, cost, change and progress measurement
Setting and embedding governance expectations, including approvals, gateways, assurance activity and "right-first-time" delivery processes
Leading the planning and controls service, including oversight of the master schedule and the standards by which schedules are developed and maintained.
Ensuring project performance data is accurate, consistent and useful - providing clear insight to senior stakeholders
Driving assurance activity, including health checks, quality reviews, adherence reporting and non-conformance audits on critical processes
Acting as a visible leader within the PMO senior team, shaping ways of working and continuously improving controls maturity and efficiency
Building strong relationships across internal teams and external partners to leverage best practice and improve outcomesWhat we're looking for
Strong experience in PMO / programme controls / assurance leadership within large, complex project environments
Proven track record managing significant financial aspects of delivery: forecasting, controls, governance, and performance insight
Comfortable operating in high-stakes, regulated or compliance-heavy environments, where delivery outcomes can attract scrutiny and financial consequences
Excellent stakeholder management and the confidence to challenge constructively and influence senior decision-making
Solid understanding of project management disciplines and controls techniques (time, cost, risk, change, progress)
Experience leading teams and embedding process improvements across multidisciplinary delivery functionsDesirable:
Planning tools experience (e.g., Primavera P6 or equivalent)
Familiarity with Earned Value Management (or similar performance measurement approaches)
Experience operating a quality management / assurance framework within a PMO or programme delivery setting
Background in major infrastructure / engineering / construction environments (or similarly complex capital programmes)Why apply?
This is a chance to shape controls and assurance across a major investment portfolio, with strong visibility and the remit to set standards, raise performance and protect outcomes where delivery discipline truly matters.
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