Project Controls Manager

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Project Overview:

Join us for an extraordinary opportunity

Be part of a major aviation project in the Greater London area, that will redefine the future of air travel and delivery excellence. We’re building a dynamic team to plan and deliver complex, high-impact work, at the heart of one of the region’s most innovative and fast-moving developments.
If you’re motivated, hands-on, and thrive in the energy of large-scale infrastructure and aviation projects, this is your opportunity to thrive and make a real difference. Join a collaborative, fast-paced environment, where ambition, collaboration, and momentum drive success - and play a pivotal role in delivering transformation projects that will shape the future of aviation.
The project scope includes planning, design, integration and delivery of major airfield infrastructure, buildings, systems and associated periphery infrastructure.
 
Please register your interest early, by registering your interest to participate in this this transformational aviation project!

Job Summary:

The Project Controls Manager applies project controls processes at project level, ensuring accurate and timely reporting across cost, schedule, risk and change management activities.
The role supports effective performance monitoring and governance compliance.

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership”.

Major Responsibilities:

• Apply project controls processes across cost, schedule, risk, change, commercial and
  reporting disciplines
• Maintain project-level baselines and forecasts aligned with governance requirements
• Apply and support Earned Value Management (EVM) processes
• Maintain and update project schedules and cost plans
• Perform cost variance analysis and support financial control
• Maintain project risk and opportunity registers and support QSRA/QCRA compliance
• Support commercial management activities and cost forecasting
• Administer baseline and change control processes
• Prepare and issue project performance reports and KPIs
• Coordinate corrective action plans with delivery teams
• Support audits, data validation and governance compliance
• Maintain data integrity and support digital tools such as Power BI
• Support integration of statutory and DCO commitments into project controls
• Champion health, safety, environmental standards and inclusive behaviours

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience in project management, engineering or related discipline
• Typically 5+ years’ experience in a project controls role on infrastructure projects (£50m+)

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven ability to deliver accurate cost, schedule and performance reporting
• Proficiency in project controls systems (e.g. Primavera P6, SAP, Power BI; AnaplanBechtel Level 3 – General. Non-Confidential Business Information.
  desirable)
• Good understanding of governance, baseline and change control processes
• Experience supporting commercial processes and NEC contracts desirable
• Professional certification or working towards APM, PRINCE2 or similar desirable

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