Project Controls Associate Director

AtkinsRéalis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an Associate Director - Project Controls in Greater London to lead project controls across Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy sectors. You will establish PMB targets, monitor KPIs, and drive governance for successful delivery in a complex, matrix environment.

You will manage schedule, cost, risk, and change activities, chair change forums, and report to senior leaders. The role requires leadership of a Project Controls team and deep NEC-style contract knowledge.

Qualifications

• Project controls or project management qualification from APM or similar accrediting bodies
• Ability to manage stakeholders and information flow in a matrix environment
• Experience leading project controls within large, complex infrastructure or construction projects
• Knowledge of transport, energy, major infrastructure, or construction projects (NEC Forms of Contract)
• Experience in functional leadership of a project controls team
• Strong aptitude to supervise schedule, cost, risk, reporting and change management activities
• Working knowledge of schedule management, cost management and risk management practices

Responsibilities

• Establish, monitor, and manage the PMB and collate KPIs & progress data to report to senior leaders
• Develop and implement performance measurement systems such as earned value management
• Chair and facilitate change control forums and ensure change papers are enacted
• Coordinate contributors to conduct change impact assessments for programme decisions
• Lead periodic and ad-hoc reporting; ensure monthly project review packs are accurate and timely
• Integrate schedule, cost, scope, quality, change and risk data into a full picture of project health
• Support leadership by providing specialist advice to resolve delays and challenges
• Mentor and develop Project Controls team to improve maturity and operating policies

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project controls leadership

Schedule management

Cost management

Risk management

Change control

Performance measurement

Reporting to senior leaders

Education

APM or equivalent accreditation

Job description

• When you join us as a Associate Directoe - Project Controls, you’ll share our reputation for high-quality work and always doing what’s right. Your workload will be diverse and exciting
• You’ll support project teams on niche and high-profile schemes within complex infrastructure, from evaluating project time, cost, and quality targets to leading communication and monitoring project governance control for successful delivery
• You’ll work across a range of projects in the Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy sectors
• Establish, monitor, and manage the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and periodically collate KPIs & progress data related to time, cost, risk, change and quality to report to senior leaders of the project
• Develop and implement an appropriate performance measurement system such as earned value management and integrate it into periodic reporting
• Develop, improve where required and implement the change control processes of the project. Chair and/or facilitate the necessary project level change forums, **escalate** change papers that require additional approvals and ensure all choices are enacted within the change control system and toolsets
• Co-ordinate multiple contributors to conduct change impact assessments and support the Programme Management team in driving agreement on ‘best for Programme’ decisions
• Lead periodic and ad-hoc reporting, taking ownership for its quality, accuracy, and robustness, and ensure the monthly project review pack is compiled and presented to the management team on time
• Integrate schedule, cost, scope, quality, change and risk data to provide a full picture of project health and provide interpretation of the data contained in monthly reporting pack to support prompt decision making
• Work closely with Planning, cost management and risk functions and deputise for Project Controls lead to improve/sustain operating policies, procedures & processes, and ensure its proper application by the Project Controls team
• Support the leadership team by providing specialist advice and technical knowledge to resolve delays, issues, and other challenges throughout the project
• Undertake maturity assessment to identify areas of improvements and implement change initiatives to improve maturity of project control functions in a project or programme environment
• Where required, management of a Project Controls team. As a leader, you will set individuals’ objectives, review performance, undertake appraisals, provide ongoing formal and informal feedback, and ensure all staff know what they must achieve and how they’re performing against their objectives
• You will be inspirational in creating an environment that allows empowered and creative team members to succeed

Project controls or project management qualification from APM or similar accrediting bodiesAbility to manage stakeholders and information flow in a matrix environment, possessing a strong aptitude toward working horizontally across business areas and vertically to senior levels of management, providing specialist advice as requiredExcellent knowledge and proven hands-on experience of leading project controls functions within large, complex infrastructure or construction projectsKnowledge of transport, energy, major infrastructure, or construction projects (under NEC Forms of Contract), specifically surrounding client and consultancyExperience in functional leadership of Project controls team and delivering results within a large-scale project environmentPossess a strong aptitude to supervise schedule, cost, risk, reporting and change management activitiesWorking knowledge of schedule management, cost management and risk management practices