North-West | Hybrid Working
Permanent | Full-Time
£75,000 - £85,000 Per Annum, DOE + Benefits Package
About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Controls Lead to join a growing infrastructure-focused consultancy environment delivering major capital programmes across the UK.
This is a senior leadership position with responsibility for Project Controls delivery, business growth, team leadership and commercial performance. Reporting into senior leadership, you will play a key role in shaping strategy, developing capability and ensuring successful delivery across complex infrastructure programmes.
This role is ideal for a commercially aware and client-focused leader who combines strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery expertise.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and develop the Project Controls function across planning, cost, risk, change and reporting
* Provide leadership across complex infrastructure programmes, ensuring high-quality delivery and governance
* Take ownership of Project Controls commercial performance including forecasting, utilisation and pipeline management
* Build and maintain strong client relationships while supporting bids and business development activity
* Recruit, mentor and develop a high‑performing Project Controls team
* Drive consistency, continuous improvement and best practice across systems, tools and reporting
* Lead business development activity including bids, proposals and client presentations
* Support the strategic growth and expansion of the Project Controls service offering
About You
Essential Experience & Skills
* Proven experience establishing and leading Project Controls teams within consultancy or complex delivery environments
* Expertise across programme controls, cost management, risk management and change management
* Experience leading teams within infrastructure or consultancy environments
* Demonstrable experience managing service-line performance and commercial outcomes
* Strong stakeholder management and business development capability
* Experience delivering across large-scale infrastructure programmes
* Strong leadership capability with experience building and managing teams
* Strategic mindset with a strong track record of winning work and growing services
* Experience within infrastructure, construction or regulated sectors
Desirable
* Experience within Nuclear & Defence, Power & Energy, Water or Transport sectors
* Chartered status or working towards chartership (APM, RICS, ICE or equivalent)
Personal Attributes
* A strategic thinker with a pragmatic, hands‑on approach
* Highly organised, detail-oriented and outcome-driven
* A confident communicator able to influence and challenge constructively
* Collaborative, people-focused and passionate about developing capability and teams
What’s On Offer
* Opportunity to shape and lead a growing Project Controls function
* Exposure to nationally significant infrastructure programmes
* Collaborative and ambitious consultancy environment
* Clear career progression opportunities
* Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
* Hybrid working arrangement
Start Date
June 2026
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