Manager - Commercial Advisory and Assurance - Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls

KPMG UK; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity for a Manager in Commercial Advisory and Assurance at KPMG UK, based in London. The role focuses on planning, scheduling, and project controls within major infrastructure projects, providing tailored solutions to clients and managing critical relationships. Candidates should possess strong experience in relevant fields and a desire to lead teams effectively.

Qualifications

• Strong post-qualification planning and project controls experience required.
• Experience in managing major infrastructure projects preferred.
• Proven ability to develop tools and reporting for project controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage tasks involving monitoring, reporting, and scheduling.
• Develop project controls best practices and tools.
• Manage important stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Monitoring

Reporting

Scheduling

Cost Control

Risk Management

Problem Solving

Communication

Team Management

Education

Relevant professional certification (e.g. APM PMQ/PPQ, MoP, MSP, PRINCE2)

Tools

Excel

MS Project

Oracle P6

Job description

Manager - Commercial Advisory and Assurance - Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls

Manager - Commercial Advisory and Assurance - Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls

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Manager, Commercial Advisory and Assurance – Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls

Base Location: London, Manchester and Birmingham. Plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

KPMG’s Major Projects Advisory (MPA) team works with industry-leading organisations, helping to solve some of the biggest challenges in infrastructure. As a true market leader, we work with an impressive client base across the commercial and public sectors, delivering lasting results on projects and programmes which are household names.

Why join KPMG in Major Projects Advisory - Infrastructure Advisory Group?

KPMG’s Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG) is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading independent strategic advisors in the infrastructure sector. We provide in-depth advice on the strategic, economic, financial and commercial issues driving infrastructure projects spanning the transport, power and utilities, social infrastructure and central government departments and private sector bodies sectors in the UK and internationally. There is no one-size fits all in MPA; we’re as diverse as the world around us and our people are our most important asset.

We focus on providing clarity to Boards, Executives and SRO’s at major public and private sector organisations, on the delivery of their projects and programmes. We work on some of the UK’s most strategically important programmes, and across all infrastructure sectors including transport, natural resources, energy, power and utilities, corporates, oil & gas, defence, health, housing & education.

Our team comprises specialists with deep construction industry experience, from working for project owners, contractors, engineering consultants and others in the UK and overseas.

On the back of continuing growth, we’re once again investing in our team to drive a step change in our capability. This means you’ll be joining one of the fastest growing areas of the firm at a time of real significance.

What will you be doing?

This role is for an innovative professional at manager level, who can work alongside our existing team to use their lived experience of planning, scheduling and project controls in construction to solve complex problems. There is no one-size fits all in MPA; we’re as diverse as the world around us. We hand pick our people because they’re our most important asset, and people pick us because we really mean that.

Managers in our team are client-facing and right at the forefront of delivery. This role requires strong post-qualification experience ideally gained from several infrastructure-related projects and programmes, but we’ll happily consider candidates with experience in other relevant fields.

As one of the senior consultants on the ground, you’ll be applying your experience every day, bringing to life tailored solutions for our clients whilst managing important relationships.

What will you need to do it?

For this opportunity, we’re looking for candidates with a strong post-qualification planning and project controls experience, primarily built around the planning, scheduling and project controls area of major projects and programmes. This could be as a contractor, consultant, or within a government role.

Your track record should evidence:

• Strong experience in leading and managing tasks that include monitoring, reporting, scheduling, cost control, risks management, change control, opportunities for improvement and implement project controls best practices
• Some of your experience will be working within a consulting environment or directly advising clients, either for another consultancy or in an advisory role in industry or government
• Experience in major projects and programmes, ideally in infrastructure of one of our priority sectors of transport, defence, power and utilities or nuclear
• At least a working level of familiarity with delivery of major projects and programmes within the UK public sector
• Strong experience of managing teams and applying project and programme controls, with a passion for the discipline
• Some experience in the implementation of earned value management in accordance with relevant national standards
• Developing tools and reporting for Project Controls
• Risk identification and analysis
• Project and programme performance monitoring and assurance
• Strong problem-solving skills
• An ability to build and maintain great relationships and a desire to network across our firm
• Communication and presentation skills
• A desire to learn and develop new skills within planning and project controls
• Proficiency in using Excel, MS Project and Oracle P6

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:

• Delay and scenario analysis
• Dispute advisory or expert witness experience
• Supporting the delivery of advisory services such as organisational design and governance optimisation
• Performance and efficiency improvement
• Enhancing project and programme controls
• Troubled project/programme reviews
• A relevant professional certification – e.g. APM PMQ/PPQ; MoP; MSP; PRINCE2

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to major projects advisory talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• London Canary Wharf
• Manchester
• Birmingham

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

Within Deal Advisory we have a range of divisions and specialisms. Click the links to find out more below:

• Deal Advisory at KPMG: https://kpmg.com/uk/en/home/services/deal-advisory.html
• ESG at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/our-esg-journey/
• About our firm: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/about-our-firm/
• KPMG Workability and Disability confidence:www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/

For any additional support in applying, please click the links to find out more:

• Applying to KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Strategy/Planning, Management, and Project Management

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and Professional Services

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