Applicants must be a British passport holder due to clearance requirements*
Project Controls Manager
Start date: ASAP
Duration 5 months +
Rate: £85 - £100 p/h (inside IR35)
Location: Dungeness Nuclear Power Station
Working hours: 4 days per week Monday to Thursday (07.25 - 17.30)
Our client is a leading engineering consultancy who require a Project Controls manager to support on a range of CAPEX decommissioning framework projects.
The Project Controls Manager (PCM) is an integral part of the programme delivery team responsible
the effective implementation of project controls across a portfolio of projects (tens of £millions over
the lifecycle). The role encompasses the timely identification, deployment of resource requirements
(from a planning, estimating, risk management and cost engineering perspective) to support project
delivery on a site, or major project.
The PCM provides guidance, support, and consultation to project managers and drives the project
control outcomes. It includes review and management of the project controls deliverables and
products ensuring that they incorporate all relevant information from engineering, procurement,
contract management, governance and permissions, so that projects can be executed effectively,
the status understood and trusted, and forecasts robust.
Responsibilities:
To act as the focal point for project controls on the site and to integrate all project controls
activities within the portfolio of projects undergoing delivery at site.
Supervise a team of project controls practitioners including the planning and prioritising of
work, integration and review of project controls deliverables and project support.
Closely work with Project Managers, Programme Delivery Managers, Site Integration
Managers to understand requirements and project controls priorities, providing advice and
insight in support of project delivery.
Analyse performance of projects and clearly communicate progress, issues, threats and
opportunities based on project controls deliverables and insights.
Manage and drive project baseline changes for projects within the supported site project
portfolio, working with the change & baseline lead in Project Controls to plan and report on
progress.
Manage and drive the control of scope and change through effective assumptions
management ensuring consistency of understanding across project controls practitioners.
Provide LOD1 assurance review of project controls deliverables in support of business case
development, baseline insertion, change or other decisions requiring assurance.
Oversee the implementation of project controls processes, systems and toolsets for the
supported site project portfolio.
Coordinate the monitoring and reporting requirements originating from project controls
systems, activities ensuring that submission dates are met by the team and that insightful
comment is included where appropriate
Provide informed advice on all aspects of project controls process implementation including
WBS, CBS, RBS, EVM.
Provide support and analysis to project management teams in oversight and management of key contracts as pertaining to project controls commitments.
Ensures the input of project controls into Work Information and pre-tender activities.
Support the resolution of complex Early Warnings/Compensation Events across multidisciplined
project teams, ensuring the outcomes are reflected in project controls products
and progressed through change control where necessary.
Interpret and report upon Earned Value Management metrics and other significant project
KPIs that form Project Controls.
Plan and develop the project controls practitioners that report to this position and develop
mid to long term resource plans based upon anticipated demand for project controls
support. Plan succession, training and development plans collaboratively with the Project Controls functional leads.
Support the Programme/Project Delivery Manager in the preparation and review of the
business planning cycle ensuring funding requirements of the projects are correctly
captured.
Contribute towards the broader project controls and project management community at
Magnox, through sharing and developing best practice and lessons learned.
Generally, the PCM Works autonomously at Sites to ensure the provision of a project control
service, overseeing people and activities.
Liaise with sanction and assurance, and the risk bureau to ensure that risk and governance
related activities are planned for and that any change in status that impacts either sanction
or contingency requirements are communicated.
Manage apprentice and graduate development where early career staff are assigned to the
PCMs site.
Escalate as appropriate to the project manager and PMO line management as necessary, issues of project performance resulting from inadequate controls, identifying and recommending recovery actions to the project teams
Education:
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Supervisory experience
At least five years’ experience in a Project Control or Project Management discipline
A solid understanding of cost, planning, change and contract management in a
project environment
A relevant project management or project control qualification
For more information on this role, please contact Scarlet Wilson