We are currently working with a client organisation working on a new high-speed rail project, who are looking to recruit two Senior Project Controls Manager (PCM/ SPCM) to join the team in Birmingham, covering the Systems Alliance  (£5 Billion Programme). This is a position working on the biggest infrastructure project in the UK, if not Europe.   The position of Senior Project Controls Manager is responsible for coordinating and supporting the project baseline across scope, time, cost, risk and quality for a development or delivery area of the Programme. This role is the management of the Rail Systems covering 13 main works contracts and the systems involved.

To work on such a high profile project,; the largest infrastructure programme in the UK of this generation, this organisation is open to hybrid working and offers a fantastic salary and benefits package.

As the Senior Project Controls Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining an integrated baseline across scope, time, cost, risk and quality and track performance for project and contract.
• Managing and co-ordinating project controls activities within the supply chain
• Accountability for analysing the data and reports submitted and providing insights & trends on performance and risks to support decision making.
• Responsibility for managing the periodic correlation of schedule, cost, quality and risk to drive expedient programme delivery and manage performance whilst capturing and analysing cost data, including inputting cost data into data capture systems.
• Responsibility  for reviewing supply chain programme submissions and updating client schedules.
• Accountability for managing risks for a development or delivery area, leveraging SME advice and technical knowledge from specialists to respond to project delays, issues and other challenges throughout the project.
• Management and co-ordination of the change management process, ensuring impacts to the baseline are effectively assessed
• Responsibility for managing the co-ordination and communication of the Period reporting cycle ensuring compliance with the reporting life cycle, and undertaking self-assessment of procedural compliance, sharing lessons and best practice within the Project Controls community.
• Responsibility for managing the assurance of Project Controls Data and for ensuring adherence with Project Management Office (PMO) and Project Controls policies, processes and standards for a development or delivery area of the Programme.

 

Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience in project controls on major projects/programmes including the management of multi-discipline project controls teams. Either working within the Rail,  Utilities, Nuclear or Infrastructure environment/ discipline
• Experience in the core project controls functions,
• Experienced in the management and control of key Project Controls systems (e.g. Primavera P6, Prism, CEMAR, etc.).
• Experience of managing and/or influencing governance forums including project change and investment boards with delegated decision-making powers of £multimillion
• Knowledge of the core Project Controls disciplines, including; Schedule Management, Cost Management, Change Management and Risk Management.
• Knowledge of baseline development and maintenance of baselines on a programme.
• Knowledge of the Project and Commercial Management principles including understanding of cost delivery, schedule targets.
• Understanding of NEC contracts, amendments, early warning notices and the work flows of communications between contractor and client.

 

There is plenty of opportunity in this role for progression with the capability for team growth. If you are a Project Controls Manager looking to work on the largest infrastructure programme in the UK, please contact Sophie at Critical Project Resourcing on <phone number removed> or email your CV to <email address removed> , or click APPLY now.