Company Description
United Living Group consists of four dynamic businesses, each dedicated to creating a connected and sustainable future:
1. United Living Property Services: Revitalising homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces.
2. United Living New Homes: Providing build-to-rent and affordable housing solutions to address local community housing needs.
3. United Living Connected: Connecting people to a digitally connected world through fixed-line and mobile infrastructure.
4. United Living Infrastructure Services: Delivering engineering solutions that support critical utilities infrastructure.
Job Description
United Living is looking for a Project Controls Manager to support the delivery of complex energy infrastructure works within our Infrastructure Services division. This is a key role that involves working alongside technical and commercial teams to ensure projects are effectively planned, tracked, and delivered in line with contractual and operational objectives.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Programme Oversight: Lead the development, monitoring, and regular updates of integrated project schedules to support efficient planning and delivery.
Performance Reporting: Manage reporting processes and lead key review sessions, tracking KPIs and project performance across multiple workstreams.
Cost & Forecast Management: Work with the wider commercial team to ensure that budgets, forecasts, commitments, and variances are accurately maintained and clearly reported.
Data Analysis & Trend Monitoring: Monitor deviations and identify potential issues before they impact delivery. Produce timely progress reports, schedule updates, and analytical dashboards.
Collaborative Planning: Coordinate with project planners, engineers, and commercial leads to ensure alignment on baseline schedules and progress targets.
Risk & Change Management: Support the development and maintenance of project risk registers and change logs. Use scenario analysis tools where applicable to assess risks.
Team Support & Leadership: Provide guidance to planners and cost controllers, ensuring consistency in reporting standards and controls across all energy contracts.
Qualifications
A degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience.
Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and delivering detailed performance reporting to senior stakeholders.
Additionally, we're looking for:
Strong experience in project controls roles, particularly within infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects.
Proficient in planning software, especially Primavera P6.
Ability to interpret technical data and present insights that support strategic decisions.
Comfortable managing competing deadlines across multi-phase programmes.
Familiarity with cost and schedule integration, and a good grasp of coding structures and control systems.
Confidence leading discussions, facilitating meetings, and working closely with both delivery teams and clients.