Project Controls Director

Job Title:

Project Controls Director

Reporting to:
Director of Programme and Risk

Location:

This position will be based in the Project Office in Bristol for a minimum of three (3) days per week, with travel to lender, sponsor and adviser locations as required.

Founded in 2011 under the brand Simply Blue Group in, Simply Blue Energy (SBE) was formally established in 2025 to recognise Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.’s ("KEPCO") Share Subscription Agreement with Simply Blue Energy (OSW) Ltd, the offshore wind division of Simply Blue Group.

Simply Blue Energy is an ambitious, values-driven company at the forefront of the global blue economy and is actively developing a significant offshore wind portfolio comprising of 8 GW of floating offshore wind and 4 GW of fixed-bottom wind projects across multiple markets.

Our offshore wind portfolio includes Erebus, a 100MW test and demonstration project, which was awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) in 2026, and the Salamander project in Scotland. The portfolio also comprises Emerald, Western Star and Aird Mhòr na Mara in Ireland, as well as projects in Spain and Portugal developed under the Iber Blue Wind platform. To find out more about us, please visit

Erebus is a world leading 100 MW test and demonstration floating offshore wind project located off the coast of Pembroke and is being developed by Simply Blue Energy’s Blue Gem Wind project company. Erebus was awarded a CfD in Allocation Round 7 and as a fully consented project now enters late-stage development, targeting a COD in 2030. The project is progressing through project finance structuring towards Financial Close.

The Project Controls Director is responsible for supporting Simply Blue Energy’s portfolio of offshore wind projects through the effective management of project controls discipline – cost, schedule, change, risk and reporting. The role resides within the Project Excellence Services (PES) function. In accordance with SBE portfolio needs and priorities, the Project Controls Director may be seconded to a project. This position will be seconded to the Erebus project, to work as part of the project leadership team, to support bringing the project to Financial Close in 2028.

The Erebus project requires a highly experienced Project Controls candidate with a track record of late-stage development of offshore wind. Reporting to the Project Managing Director and working as part of the project leadership team, the Erebus Project Controls Director will own the project controls discipline including cost, schedule, change and reporting; and be able to say, with confidence, exactly where the project stands against budget and programme at any point on the road to FID.

• Own the project controls workstream (cost, schedule, change and risk reporting) and ensure it delivers the information project leadership and sponsors need to reach a robust, well-evidenced Final Investment Decision.
• Maintain overall responsibility for project cost and schedule status, coordinating inputs from engineering, procurement, commercial and finance teams into one consistent, defensible picture.
• Track and report on the FID critical path and decision calendar, proactively flagging risks, dependencies and cost or schedule pressures that could delay Financial Close.
• Support the Commercial and Procurement Director and Business Case Manager with robust cost and schedule inputs into the investment case, financial model and board papers.

• Manage project budget and cost control strategy, including DEVEX variation and change management.
• Lead all aspects of project cost control: budget…