Manager - P6 Planning and Scheduling

KPMG International Cooperative; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a senior consultant for their Major Projects Advisory team. This role involves managing project controls for major infrastructure projects and working directly with clients. Candidates should possess proficiency in tools like Excel and Oracle P6, alongside strong problem-solving and communication skills. This position offers a flexible work environment across multiple UK locations, including Manchester, London, and Birmingham.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Part-time options

Potential for remote work

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in planning and project controls.
• Experience in major projects and programmes, ideally in infrastructure.
• Strong experience managing project controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage tasks including monitoring and reporting.
• Implement project controls best practices.
• Build and maintain relationships across the firm.

Skills

Proficiency in using Excel

Proficiency in MS Project

Proficiency in Oracle P6

Strong problem-solving skills

Communication and presentation skills

Managing teams

Risk identification and analysis

Education

Relevant professional certification (e.g. APM PMQ/PPQ)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MS Project

Oracle P6

Job description

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.

Overview

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. 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.

Responsibilities / What you’ll need to do

• Proficiency in using Excel, MS Project and Oracle P6
• 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

Desirable / 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

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.