Assistant Project Controls Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Personal and professional development

Job summary

HS2 Ltd. is seeking an Assistant Project Controls Manager to support the project baseline across scope, time, cost, risk and quality.

You will coordinate controls data for the supply chain and manage period reporting cycles, ensuring accurate cost and schedule information and governance compliance. The role requires experience in project controls, familiarity with MS Office, and the ability to analyse performance data to inform decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project controls role.
• Experience in baseline maintenance, schedule management, cost performance, change, risk, or performance reporting.
• Experience using Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or equivalent.
• Experience supporting the facilitation and administration of project performance reviews and governance meetings.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of an integrated baseline across scope, time, cost, risk and quality, and track performance for projects and contracts.
• Coordinate project controls activities within the supply chain, projects or contracts, assuring the accuracy and quality of cost, risk and schedule information.
• Analyse data and reports to provide insights and trends on performance and risks to support decision making.
• Support the periodic correlation of schedule, cost, quality and risk, and capture and analyse cost data for entry into HS2 data systems.
• Review supply chain programme submissions and update client schedules.
• Support the identification and management of risks, drawing on specialist advice to respond to delays and issues.
• Support and coordinate the change management process, ensuring baseline impacts are assessed and managed.
• Support controls governance
• Coordinate and communicate the period reporting cycle, self-assess procedural compliance, and share lessons and best practice across the project controls community
• Support the assurance of project controls data and adherence to PMO and project controls policies, processes and standards
• Promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and comply with organisational EDI initiatives, policies and procedures

Skills

Project controls

Baseline maintenance

Schedule management

Cost performance

Change management

Risk management

Performance reporting

MS Office

Governance support

Communication skills

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Assistant Project Controls Manager post at HS2 Ltd supports the HS2 Programme, working on the project baseline for one development or delivery area. Core work covers building and maintaining an integrated baseline across scope, time, cost, risk and quality, analysing performance against it, and assessing the impact of changes. The role is distinct for its coordination of supply chain controls data and the period reporting cycle. Candidates need prior project controls experience, and HS2 cannot sponsor visas.

What the job involves

• Support the development and maintenance of an integrated baseline across scope, time, cost, risk and quality, and track performance for projects and contracts
• Coordinate project controls activities within the supply chain, projects or contracts, assuring the accuracy and quality of cost, risk and schedule information
• Analyse data and reports to provide insights and trends on performance and risks to support decision making
• Support the periodic correlation of schedule, cost, quality and risk, and capture and analyse cost data for entry into HS2 data systems
• Review supply chain programme submissions and update client schedules
• Support the identification and management of risks, drawing on specialist advice to respond to delays and issues
• Support and coordinate the change management process, ensuring baseline impacts are assessed and managed
• Support controls governance
• Coordinate and communicate the period reporting cycle, self-assess procedural compliance, and share lessons and best practice across the project controls community
• Support the assurance of project controls data and adherence to PMO and project controls policies, processes and standards
• Promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and comply with organisational EDI initiatives, policies and procedures

What's required

Experience

• Experience in a project controls role
• Experience in one or more core project controls functions: baseline maintenance, schedule management, cost performance, change management, risk management or performance reporting
• Experience using Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or equivalent
• Experience supporting the facilitation and administration of project performance reviews and governance meetings

Skills & knowledge

• Effective interpersonal skills, including tact, influence and assertive verbal and written communication
• Problem-solving: identifying problems, reviewing information, developing options and implementing solutions
• Data analysis and producing accurate, timely reports in multiple formats for different audiences
• Presentation skills, including presenting at project level, supporting workshops and presenting reports to project and supply chain teams
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of one or more core project controls disciplines: schedule, cost, change or risk management
• Basic knowledge of project and commercial management, including cost delivery and schedule targets

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK at the time of application, validated before interview
• Pre-employment checks: nationality and immigration status, employment references, DBS, financial and education checks

Other

• Behaviour consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect

What's offered

• Flexible benefits fund of 20% of base salary, paid on top and fully pensionable
• Range of competitive benefits set out on the employer's website
• Flexible working
• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Staff networks