Associate Director - Project Controls

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employee rewards

Hybrid working

Flexible holidays

Professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited in Birmingham is seeking an Associate Director - Project Controls to establish and assure time, cost and quality targets for the client programme and to report on performance to senior stakeholders. You will lead scheduling and cost baselines, chair review meetings, manage Planning/Project Controls Managers and coordinate period reporting across the project lifecycle.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement and opportunities to influence governance practices within a

Responsibilities

• Establish and assure time, cost and quality targets for the programme and report performance to senior stakeholders.
• Chair and coordinate meetings/workshops to challenge progress and performance of projects.
• Develop and assure advanced hierarchical reporting outputs such as Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Lead Planning/Project Controls Managers to maintain schedules and interfaces.

Job description

Job Description Overview

AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading design, engineering and project management organisation. We connect people, data and technology to transform infrastructure and energy systems across the globe. Our purpose is simple: to engineer a better future for our planet and its people, creating sustainable solutions that shape the world around us. Our teams deliver some of the most complex and transformative programmes worldwide. By combining multidisciplinary expertise, global best practice and deep sector knowledge, we help clients achieve ambitious outcomes. Our success is powered by talented people whose diverse thinking and creativity drive innovation every day. Join us and you’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive environment where you’re trusted with meaningful responsibility and supported to grow your career. You’ll have access to flexibility, development opportunities and the chance to make a real impact. We’re proud to have recently been named Global Project Controls Consultancy of the Year at the Project Controls Expo in London - recognition of our industry-leading capability and commitment to excellence. We promote work-life balance through flexible and remote-working policies. We champion equality, diversity and inclusion, and we are a Disability Confident employer. Our culture is built on respect, belonging and opportunities for all.

As an Associate Director - Project Controls, you will manage the establishment and assurance of project time, cost and quality targets for the Project, make sure performance against those targets are measured and reported regularly and lead the communication and monitoring of project governance controls to enable the successful delivery of the Client Programme. Your role Manage the establishment of contractor requirements through early supply chain engagement to support the time, cost, and quality targets for the programme of works and monthly business reporting. Development, Maintenance, Management and Assurance of Integrated schedule and cost Baselines to support contractual and performance metrics. Chair and coordinate meetings and workshops to challenge the progress and performance of projects. Manage Planning / Project Controls Managers to maintain schedules and their interfaces. Develop and assure advanced hierarchical reporting outputs such as Earned Value Management (EVM). Lead the coordination and communication of the period reporting cycle ensuring correlation to the Phase’s executive reporting lifecycle. Lead business reporting taking ownership for its quality and robustness and provide periodic project progress updates to the Head of Project Controls and other senior stakeholders as required. Sustain governance processes and review policies to ensure they are in line with strategic business objectives. Lead a team by setting individuals’ objectives, reviewing performance, undertaking appraisals and providing on-going feedback on a formal and informal basis, to ensure all staff are aware of what they are required to achieve and how they are performing against their objectives. Undertake self‑assessment of procedural compliance, sharing lessons learned and best practice within the Project Controls community.

Rewards & benefits

• Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.
• Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices.
• Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
• Combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
• Be rewarded.
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About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information Security Clearance

Security Clearance. This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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