Head of Reporting - Project Controls - Defence

Mace; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Hybrid working

Medical health cover

Life insurance

Income protection insurance

Pension scheme

Discretionary annual salary reviews

Family friendly policies

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Mace is seeking an experienced Head of Reporting - Project Controls to join our defence team in Reading or London. You will support a major, highly regulated programme by maintaining governance, tracking decisions and actions, and ensuring progress is clearly reported.

The role requires a technical degree, strong PMO experience, and the ability to coordinate across stakeholders while driving continuous improvement in reporting processes. Hybrid working options are available.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• PRINCE2/Six Sigma/Lean project delivery qualifications are advantageous.
• Experience in nuclear, defence or highly regulated environments is desirable.
• Proven experience in project management, project controls or PMO.

Responsibilities

• Maintain governance, decisions and action trackers with accurate information.
• Attend governance meetings to capture decisions and outputs.
• Follow up with action owners to ensure timely completion and escalate as needed.
• Organise governance forums and meetings aligned with programme milestones.
• Support PMO reporting processes and provide technical reporting assistance.
• Coordinate with integration director, functional leads and stakeholders.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities in reporting processes.

Skills

Project controls

PMO

Data management

Change control

Reporting tools

Stakeholder management

Governance

Education

Technical degree or equivalent

Tools

Reporting tools

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

We are looking for an experienced Head of Reporting - Project Controls to join our defence team in Reading or London, supporting a major programme within a highly regulated environment. You will play an important role in maintaining effective programme governance, coordinating the reporting drumbeat and ensuring decisions and actions are accurately captured and progressed. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a complex, nationally significant programme while helping to improve reporting processes and programme oversight.

Due to the strict security requirements of the role, candidates must be a UK National and will need to obtain and maintain the required level of security clearance.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Working collaboratively within an integrated programme management office environment.
• Maintaining key governance, decision and action trackers, ensuring information remains accurate and up to date.
• Attending key programme governance meetings to capture decisions, actions and agreed outputs.
• Following up with action owners to support timely completion and escalation where required.
• Organising key governance forums and meetings aligned with the programme drumbeat.
• Supporting the effective facilitation and administration of programme meetings.
• Maintaining the programme calendar, including key governance and reporting milestones.
• Providing process and technical support to PMO functions, particularly in relation to reporting.
• Liaising with the integration director, functional leads and wider programme stakeholders.
• Identifying and recommending continuous improvement opportunities within reporting processes.
• Supporting the reporting lead and reporting analyst as required.

You’ll Need To Have

• A technical degree or equivalent relevant experience. Professional accreditation, or progress towards accreditation, would be advantageous.
• A qualification or practitioner-level understanding of Six Sigma, PRINCE2 or Lean Project Delivery would be advantageous.
• Experience within nuclear, defence or another high-security or highly regulated sector would be desirable.
• Strong and proven experience within project management, project controls or a PMO environment.
• Knowledge of reporting tools and software, with the ability to maintain trackers and support reporting outputs.
• A good understanding of data management, including the ability to validate and check inputs for accuracy.
• Knowledge of change control and baseline management principles.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to provide clear, concise commentary for reports.
• Strong organisational skills, with experience coordinating meetings, actions, calendars and governance activities.
• The ability to work collaboratively and inclusively with stakeholders across a complex programme.

What’s On Offer

• Car allowance.
• Hybrid working.
• Medical health cover.
• Life insurance.
• Income protection insurance.
• Pension scheme.
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.
• Family friendly policies.
• 22 days annual leave + 2 Mace days + 3 days Christmas shutdown + 1 additional day leave for every 2 years of service + Bank holidays.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.