Senior Project Controls Manager

Senior Project Controls Manager – Mott Mac Donald

Location
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Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Reading, Cumbria

Contract Type
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Permanent

Work Pattern
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Full Time

Mott Mac Donald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme & commercial management services across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors. We are looking for a Senior Project Controls Manager to play a key role in delivering purpose-driven PMO and Controls services across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure and built environment projects, including major global programmes.

• Analytical skills to prepare and critically evaluate performance measures (inc. earned value) and trends across multiple datasets
• Ability to focus on key issues, and drive out mitigating or recovery actions across the project
• Good people management and task facilitation skills
• Experience of implementing robust project controls processes and toolsets in relevant industries

• Degree level education and/or a project controls or management qualification (e.g. APMG, Planning and Controls, EVM, PMQ, Prince2)
• Background working on large scale infrastructure projects in sectors including water, transport, nuclear, defence
• Experience in Designing, Mobilising and Leading large project, programme and/or portfolio management functions
• Risk management and reporting including the use of ARM
• Knowledge and proficiency with Primavera (P6) or Microsoft Project and/or other planning and resourcing software
• Create and maintain project schedules that support and align with project requirements
• Reduce uncertainty on projects by adapting project methodology
• Project reporting including monitoring of KPIs and undertaking project reviews
• Coordinate and work with other teams, demonstrating basic multi-disciplinary knowledge
• Comfortable working as a consultant within a client environment
• Strong stakeholder management experience
• Due to the nature of this role, offers may be conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of security clearance

• Support project managers in maintaining effective and timely change management processes
• Monitor and consolidate project plans
• PMO experience
• Knowledge or experience using PowerBI

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9‑5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest‑free season ticket loans
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

Mott Mac Donald is an equal opportunity employer. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Apply now through our recruitment portal or  to view the full application process.