Lead Project Controls Manager

Baker Hughes; Nailsea; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company seeks a Lead Project Controls Manager in Nailsea to oversee project controls, engage with stakeholders, and ensure adherence to project governance. The role emphasizes managing schedules, costs, and risks effectively, leveraging tools like Microsoft Project and Oracle applications. Candidates should have proven experience in project controls and strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Project Controls across projects or programmes.
• Solid understanding of planning, scheduling, cost management, and risk management.
• Experience in applying and assuring project controls governance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Project Controls Plan.
• Monitor overall project progress and provide performance forecasts.
• Track and report on the project’s critical path.

Skills

Project Controls expertise

Stakeholder management

Cost management

Risk management

Scheduling proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Project

Oracle applications

Active Risk Manager

Job description

Job Description

As a Lead Project Controls Manager, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the overall project team, providing indirect leadership to those involved in project controls. You will be expected to build strong, collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders—including project teams, functional departments, and customers—while actively contributing to the ongoing development and maturity of the Project Controls function.

Key Responsibilities

Overall Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Project Controls Plan, ensuring alignment with project objectives and overseeing associated procedures.
• Oversee the Project Start-up on Execution projects. Monitor the Project team based on Internal standard requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Project Director, project team, and customer regarding project cost, schedule, and risk matters.
• Lead the integration of schedule, cost, scope change, and risk management processes across the project lifecycle.
• Support the Project Planning team in generating the project schedule against the Customer requirements, including resource loading, critical path analysis, and progress tracking.
• Oversee the setup and operation of project controls systems, tools, and interfaces to enable effective management and reporting.
• Engage and interface with key internal and external stakeholders as required.

Principal Responsibilities

• Monitor overall project progress, milestone achievement, and identify deviations from plan; provide performance forecasts and insights.
• Track and report on the project’s critical path, offering early warnings of potential delays to the Project Director.
• Conduct budget vs. actual cost analysis in collaboration with finance managers and cost controllers to ensure accurate financial tracking.
• Ensure all change requests are properly assessed and reflected in project budgets and schedules.
• Facilitate and lead major cost and schedule risk analysis workshops, both internally and with customers when needed.
• Ensure project-level risk is managed in accordance with company standards and processes.
• Lead the reporting of project status and KPIs to senior management as part of the Project Governance framework.
• Capture and implement lessons learned to support continuous improvement across projects.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience in Project Controls across projects or programmes.
• Solid understanding of Project Controls disciplines: planning/scheduling, cost management, risk management, performance analysis, and change management.
• Experience in applying and assuring project controls governance.
• Proficiency with common project controls tools such as Microsoft Project (MSP), Oracle applications (e.g., P6, Unifier, ERP), and Active Risk Manager (ARM) or other Risk software.

Locations

• Nailsea