Associate Director – Programme Controls

Linesight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight seeks an Associate Director in the UK to lead seasoned Programme Controls teams on major Critical Infrastructure projects, including cable connections, substations and commissioning. You will shape governance, reporting and delivery across multi-project portfolios for energy clients, and translate strategy into executable plans.

You will mentor high-performing teams, build client relationships, contribute to business development, and deliver executive dashboards and risk management

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction, Project Management or related discipline.
• A recognised professional qualification such as APM, PMI, MSP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead Programme Controls across a portfolio of Critical Infrastructure projects (cable connections, substations, commissioning).
• Establish and implement Programme Controls and PMO frameworks to support successful programme delivery.
• Provide strategic oversight of governance, reporting, planning, risk, cost, schedule and change management.

Skills

Programme Controls

PMO design

Governance

Reporting

Risk management

Cost management

Change management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering or related discipline

APM

PMI

MSP

Job description

Overview

As an Associate Director at Linesight, you will lead highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams, nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will build on your extensive industry experience, broadening your expertise whilst helping deliver some of the UK's most significant Critical Infrastructure programmes.

Working with one of the UK's leading Distribution Network Operators (DNOs), you will provide strategic leadership across a portfolio of transmission projects, including cable connections, substation developments, and commissioning. We will empower, support, and enable you to take ownership of your role, contribute to our business strategy and build lasting relationships with our teams and clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Lead Programme Controls across a portfolio of Critical Infrastructure projects, including cable connections, substation developments, and commissioning.
• Establish and implement Programme Controls and PMO frameworks to support successful programme delivery.
• Provide strategic oversight of programme governance, reporting, planning, risk, cost, schedule and change management.
• Develop executive reporting and performance dashboards, providing insight to senior client stakeholders.
• Drive programme planning, road mapping and performance tracking across multiple projects.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, contractors and delivery partners.
• Lead, mentor and develop high-performing Programme Controls teams.
• Support business development and bid activities across the Energy sector.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have significant Programme Controls experience delivering nfrastructure programmes.
• Have successfully managed complex, multi-project portfolios for utility or energy clients.
• Have expertise in PMO design and implementation, governance, reporting, risk, cost and change management.
• Have experience engaging with senior client stakeholders and leading programme governance.
• Have excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Have a degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Hold, or are working towards, a recognised professional qualification such as APM, PMI, MSP, or an equivalent industry accreditation.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight , you can truly discover the power of team !

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you !