Location: Somerset Energy & Innovation Centre, Bridgwater, Somerset
Status: Contract (renewable) – Inside IR35
All-inclusive rates
Reports to: Head of Project Controls
Morson Talent are delighted to offer an opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Project Controls Manager to join our client's established Team for work on a major infrastructure Project in Somerset. Contract role (renewable) - inside IR 35. All-inclusive rates.
Scope
The role of Project Controls Manager is to act as a Senior Manager of the Project Controls team leading one of the programmes/areas implementing the project controls strategy uniformly across the programme/area.
They will act as an authority for the project controls team ensuring the implementation of project controls specific processes and framework.
They will ensure governance arrangements for the Integrated Project Controls team providing effective reporting of project controls information in a timely and accurate manner, supporting others to achieve the same results and accepting accountability for the delivery within that programme/area.
The Project Controls Manager will provide expert advice and guidance to the Area Director and wider team to support the project to make effective and efficient decisions, increasing delivery certainty and stakeholder confidence by governing the project controls management process.
The Project Controls Manager will be required to engage and report at Executive level, provide governance and assurance on project controls management best practice across the project, deputise for the Head of Project Controls and direct workload and provide guidance to the Project Controls Engineers.
The value of programme/area they could be involved in would range into the billions of pounds.
Principal Accountabilities
Produce and maintain accurate estimates and change forecasts in alignment with the Cost Breakdown Structure or Work Breakdown Structure (CBS/WBS) and delivery within their programme/area
Providing assurance of the maintenance of all project controls data, for the Programme/Area, within the Project Controls software systems e.g. EcoSys, P6, ARM etc.
Assurance of the delivery of reports to a defined reporting cycle, including commentary on key time-related drivers and performance issues ensuring the quality of the output
Delivers clear and concise insights to support robust decision-making utilising commercial and technical information to influence decisions, at a Senior and Director level.
Act as a role model for the effective collaboration with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries
Acting as an expert in the application of fundamental project and business project controls principles and interfaces with wider management processes, assuring that their programme/area applies these techniques.
Ensuring the promotion and embedding a culture of good governance, risk awareness and compliance across the organisation. Support the education of project controls reporting functionality and provide feedback and recommendations for improvement.
Effective collaboration, leadership and management of colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve mutually successful outcomes.
Proactively seeking to continuously improve Project Controls discipline performance by implementing best practice and learning.
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Able to deliver accurate and concise project controls insights to drive evidence-based decision making, utilising commercial and technical information, to influence project decisions and support the management of risks/opportunities.
Understanding and/or practical experience of wider project controls disciplines enabling project controls management to be integrated with cost, schedule and risk, and provide assurance that project controls reporting and outputs of analysis aligns with other project data.
Understands how the impact of changes/decisions may impact the programme/area delivery.
Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to facilitate project controls conversations with colleagues at all levels, including Executive and Director leadership.
Effectively communicates complex issues and concepts (unique insights) in simple ways, to both technical and non- technical senior audiences.
Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and delegate tasks to other team members.
Possesses high work standards and sets ambitious, yet attainable goals. Constantly drives to streamline and simplify to deliver business value.
Ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve mutually successful outcomes.
Experience in line management, coaching and career development of junior members of teams.
Qualifications & Experience
At least fifteen years senior level experience in a Project Controls team in a complex, highly regulated industry (ideally nuclear or energy) working in a role, which requires active integration management and senior level influencing with multiple stakeholders.
Minimum of Degree or equivalent qualification in project management, project controls, engineering, or another related field
Project Controls Specific Qualifications or equivalent
Proven leadership experience and experience of supporting a team to maximise the delivery of a team.
Experience of working on a major construction project
Experience of working in the Nuclear Industry or other highly regulated industry
Tools and Software
The jobholder will be expected to have expertise in the use and supporting training of others, of the following (or equivalent) software tools:
Primavera P6 (Scheduling).
Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
ARM (Risks, Opportunities, Trends).
@risk (QCRA).
Safran (QSRA).
Adobe Professional (Report Publishing)