Job Details
* Job Title: Project Controls Manager
* Duration: Permanent
* Salary: Competitive plus Benefits
* Location: Suffolk / London – Hybrid Working with trips to Paris, France
Our client, a well known UK leading engineering/nuclear consultancy, is actively looking to employ a permanent Project Controls Manager to work on a large nuclear based project.
Job Description
As the Project Controls Manager you will serve as a centre of excellence, managing and strategically using delivery performance management information. Your role will enable successful delivery of the SZC Project through proactive Project Controls that drive forward‑looking solutions to continuously improve performance. You will work within either the Project Management Office (PMO) or the Delivery Programmes.
The post holder will ultimately be responsible for the complete Project Controls activities for a discrete area of scope, or support Programme Controls Managers in the wider delivery of activities that support the Project Controls Execution Plan. You will ensure that Project Controls activities are carried out efficiently in accordance with calendars and deadlines established onsite with the customer and that we operate and deliver controls within the customer’s governance structure, organisation and delivery model. You will be proactive in driving innovation, supporting Project Controls activities on the client’s site being “Digital by Default”.
You will have experience working on large‑scale project environments, across multiple Project Controls functions, and understand how integrated Project Controls management information is achieved. Your knowledge from major programmes and projects will allow you to assure and challenge outputs produced by various project controls functions. You will be able to write and edit reporting narrative that consistently answers the ‘So What?’ question for managers and leadership.
You will collaborate with the supply chain, multi‑discipline teams and senior leadership to ensure Project Controls activities are carried out effectively. You will run month‑end performance reviews for your scope or cover the month‑end reviews for Programme Controls Managers when required. You should be able to manage multiple Project Controls activities and tasks, prioritising them for successful delivery.
Essential Experience and Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent qualification in business analysis, accounting, finance, construction, engineering or project management, or related technical field.
* Track record of working as a Project Controls Engineer or Manager on large and complex infrastructure projects for a minimum of 5 to 10 years.
* Experience working within more than one of the Project Controls Functions of: cost control, estimating, scheduling, change management and risk management.
* Detailed understanding of earned value analysis and application to various contract types.
* Experience of integrated project controls & change control & drumbeat.
* Experience successfully managing a team in a matrix structure on a project.
* Experience with increasing responsibility showing an ability to manage senior stakeholders.
* Deliverables focused and an accomplished problem solver, rising to meet any challenge.
* Excellent presentation, influencing and facilitation skills.
* Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Desirable Experience
* Active membership of AACE, PMI, APM or similar association with association certifications.
* User of a range of reporting and analytics software and project controls systems, particularly Power BI.
* Understanding of various contract types, particularly the NEC suite and FIDIC.
* Experience in the nuclear sector.
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