Defence & Security Project Controls Lead

Arcadis; Warrington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead project controls for defence and security sectors, managing a project controls team and coordinating with senior stakeholders. You will ensure outputs meet delivery standards, budgets, and client expectations while growing capability across projects.

The role requires management experience, technical expertise, and the ability to drive complex change and secure applicable security clearance.

Qualifications

• Relevant management experience including experience of managing and leading teams.
• Subject matter expertise in own discipline.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to manage relationships with and influence external stakeholders.
• Experience of leading and implementing complex business change solutions.
• Experience in managing business relationships at senior management level.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status.
• Ability to gain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead an operational team, managing people to deliver the required outputs and standards of delivery and/or mentor, coach and develop the skills and capabilities of colleagues in order to achieve project objectives and continuously improve results.
• Translate project controls objectives into plans, costs and schedules, managing finances across the project life cycle in order to meet the profit and budgetary targets of the project.
• Lead the implementation of project controls, managing multi-disciplinary teams and working to mid-long term timescales, to ensure delivery standards meet client expectations.
• Monitor and review the performance and behaviour of all team members, ensuring compliance with Arcadis's risk and compliance policy and codes of conduct. Assure compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service.
• Analyse and compile a range of complex data, using knowledge and analysis conducted by others to review, assess and provide advice and recommendations to contribute to project decision-making.
• Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and improve processes and policies, ensuring changes are in line with strategic business objectives.
• Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders in order to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies and collaboration across projects, to ensure client satisfaction.
• Act as a technical expert within own project, providing subject matter advice to colleagues within the project, in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives.
• Manage relationships with clients and direct third party contractors, in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and expectations.

Skills

Management experience

Subject matter expertise

Commercial acumen

Complex change leadership

Senior stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Professional qualification or chartered status

Job description

Arcadis is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead project controls for defence and security sectors, managing a project controls team and coordinating with senior stakeholders. You will ensure outputs meet delivery standards, budgets, and client expectations while growing capability across projects.

The role requires management experience, technical expertise, and the ability to drive complex change and secure applicable security clearance.