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

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Job summary

A leading company in infrastructure advisory is seeking a Manager for its Major Projects Advisory team. This client-facing role demands expertise in planning, scheduling, and project controls. The successful candidate will lead project teams, ensure successful delivery on major infrastructure projects, and foster key client relationships while navigating various project challenges.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in planning and project controls.
• Experience in consulting or advising in infrastructure sectors.
• Certifications such as APM PMQ/PPQ, MoP, MSP, PRINCE2 are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead tasks related to monitoring, reporting, and project controls.
• Advise clients on major infrastructure projects.
• Implement earned value management and develop project control tools.

Skills

Delay and scenario analysis

Dispute advisory

Organizational design

Governance

Performance improvement

Troubled project reviews

Tools

Excel

MS Project

Oracle P6

Job description

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

Base Location: London, Manchester, Birmingham, and a network of 20 offices nationwide: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced

KPMG’s Major Projects Advisory (MPA) team collaborates with leading organisations to address significant infrastructure challenges. We serve a diverse client base across the commercial and public sectors, delivering impactful results on notable projects and programmes.

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

KPMG’s Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG) is recognized globally for its strategic expertise in infrastructure. We advise on economic, financial, and commercial issues across sectors like transport, energy, utilities, social infrastructure, and government projects in the UK and internationally. Our team is diverse, experienced, and values its people highly.

We focus on providing clarity to Boards, Executives, and SROs at major organisations, working on some of the UK’s most important programmes across various infrastructure sectors including transport, energy, and healthcare.

Our team includes specialists with extensive construction industry experience, from roles in project ownership, contracting, and consultancy, both domestically and abroad.

Due to ongoing growth, we are investing further in our team to enhance our capabilities, offering an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding area of our firm.

What will you be doing?

This role is for an innovative professional at the manager level, capable of working alongside our team to apply practical experience in planning, scheduling, and project controls within construction to solve complex problems. We value diversity and tailor our team to meet project needs. Managers are client-facing and play a key role in project delivery, requiring strong post-qualification experience in infrastructure projects or related fields.

As a senior consultant, you will leverage your experience to develop tailored solutions for clients while managing key relationships.

What will you need to do it?

We seek candidates with substantial post-qualification experience in planning and project controls, ideally in infrastructure projects, gained as a contractor, consultant, or within government.

Your experience should include:

• Leading and managing tasks like monitoring, reporting, scheduling, cost control, risk management, change control, and process improvements
• Advising clients in a consulting environment or industry/government roles
• Experience with major infrastructure projects and programmes, especially in transport, defence, power, utilities, or nuclear sectors
• Familiarity with UK public sector project delivery
• Team management and application of project controls
• Experience with earned value management standards
• Developing project controls tools and reports
• Risk analysis and project performance monitoring
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Willingness to learn and develop in planning and project controls
• Proficiency in Excel, MS Project, and Oracle P6

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:

• Delay and scenario analysis
• Dispute advisory or expert witness experience
• Organisational design and governance optimisation
• Performance improvement and project review experience
• Relevant professional certifications like APM PMQ/PPQ, MoP, MSP, PRINCE2

Our Locations:

We are open to talent across the UK, with core hubs in:

• London Canary Wharf
• Manchester
• Birmingham

We offer flexible working options including office, remote, part-time, and flexible hours. Please discuss your needs with our team.

Find out more:

Explore our divisions and specialisms:

• 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/
• Inclusion at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/being-inclusive/
• Support in applying: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/