Project Control Manager - Rail

Position: CMR:
Project Controls Manager

Location
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Remote 2 days / London 3 days

Type: Full-time

Start Date: Immediate

Salary: Competitive

We have an exciting new opportunity for a highly motivated, dynamic Project Controls Manager who has a good technical ability across the full spectrum of project controls to help support our expansion across the UK.

The Project: This is an opportunity to join one of the UK’s largest and most complex infrastructure programmes, helping to transform the national transport network and deliver long-term economic and environmental benefits. Working on a project of national significance, the Project Controls Manager will play a key role in driving successful delivery through effective planning, cost control, risk management, and performance reporting—shaping outcomes on a once-in-a-generation programme with lasting impact.

About us: CMR is first and foremost a team of people, passionate about the construction industry and changing the way project controls is provided. We are a progressive & dynamic consultancy offering tailored project controls services across a range of industries.

Our Purpose (Why we exist): Inspiring new ways to help shape our construction industry.

Our Ambition (What we want to achieve): Re-imagine project controls through a digital lens, being the obvious choice for clients and the place to grow together with intention.

• At CMR you will have the opportunity to professionally develop like nowhere you have worked before.
• If you demonstrate the capability, our merit based system will enable you to develop fast.
• We use our in-house capability matrix to transparently track your progression and highlight development areas.
• Join our small, dynamic team where every member has the chance to make a significant impact, shaping the future direction of our company and making a real difference.
• We believe in rewarding our team for their achievements, celebrating our successes but equally helping each other when things are tough.

• Lead, manage and set up the project controls capability for a major project or programme – people, procedures, systems
• Provide interpretation of the data in the monthly reporting to support prompt decision making by the SLT
• Establish and manage the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and supervise the Project Control deliverable to collate monthly KPI & progress data related to time, cost, risk, and quality for the purposes of monthly business reporting
• Implement effective project governance, processes and systems throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage and co-ordinate the project controls function through the supply chain
• Be responsible for integrating the disciplines including schedule, cost, risk, quality and reporting.
• Assurance of data and ensuring adherence to PMO policies, processes and standards

• Professional experience undertaking Programme Controls Manager roles for the development and/or delivery of large, complex construction projects
• Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships at all levels
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to facilitate workshops with multiple stakeholders in order to identify and mitigate issues.
• Experience managing and integrating risk, planning, cost change control, document control and reporting teams, having worked in at least one of these disciplines.
• Experience in managing teams of highly skilled specialists
• Experience of managing project controls systems

• A formal professional Project Management qualification

At CMR we have a strong culture driven by our 9 Core Principles. We look to build a community of people that have the same beliefs as we do! You can find out more about us here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./