Hybrid Project Controls Manager: Lead Performance & Delivery

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Holiday allowance

New joiner payment

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd. is seeking a Project Controls Manager in Manchester with hybrid working.

You will lead the collation, validation and integration of cost, schedule and risk data to tell the story of project performance for senior leadership across a major national infrastructure programme. You’ll prepare performance reports, manage KPI reporting, and mentor a team within the PMO while collaborating with procurement, estimating and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• PMO environments, monthly reporting cycles and enterprise reporting.
• Integrating data to produce meaningful project performance insights.
• Communicating complex project information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Working collaboratively across matrix organisations.
• Cost and schedule management best practice.
• Running schedule development meetings, critical path analysis and monthly reporting inputs.
• Experience in client-facing environments.
• Experience administering NEC4 contracts (ideally Option C).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power Query and cost management tooling.
• NEC PM accreditation desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the collation, validation and integration of cost, schedule and risk information for internal reporting.
• Prepare, review and present performance reports to a range of stakeholders, offering clear insight and recommendations.
• Produce and manage KPI reporting, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Monitor project progress, costings, logic, resourcing and planning quality.
• Work closely with work package managers on monthly performance updates.
• Mentor and support a team of project controls professionals.
• Collaborate daily with functions such as Procurement, Commercial and Estimating.
• Support cost planning and contribute specialist expertise to delivery teams.
• Create reporting outputs in Excel (and ideally PowerBI).
• Champion positive culture and behaviours across the PMO.
• Promote a safe working environment aligned with training and instructions.

Skills

PMO reporting

Cost management

Schedule management

Data integration

Stakeholder communication

Team mentoring

PowerBI

Excel

NEC4 contracts

Accreditation desirable

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

APM / CaSA / RICS membership or in-progress

Tools

Power Query

Cost management tooling

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd. is seeking a Project Controls Manager in Manchester with hybrid working.

You will lead the collation, validation and integration of cost, schedule and risk data to tell the story of project performance for senior leadership across a major national infrastructure programme. You’ll prepare performance reports, manage KPI reporting, and mentor a team within the PMO while collaborating with procurement, estimating and engineering teams.