Project Controls Lead

Empresaria Solutions Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence systems provider in Greater London is seeking a Project Controls Lead to oversee the project controls team and implement effective practices across projects. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in project controls and cost management, particularly in the defence sector. Responsibilities include team leadership, compliance assurance, and stakeholder communication. This role offers benefits such as hybrid working options and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Private health care

Career development opportunities

Performance bonuses

Qualifications

• Demonstrable Project Controls, Planning and/or Cost Management experience in the defence industry.
• Expert knowledge in EVMS and related processes.
• Ability to maintain project-wide compliance to procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the project controls team.
• Implement continuous improvement within project controls operations.
• Ensure compliance with departmental standards by all projects.

Skills

Project Controls experience

Cost Management

Excellent communication skills

Training and mentoring

Education

Professional qualifications in project management

Tools

Primavera P6

Deltek COBRA

Job description

Opportunity

This is more than just a job; it’s a mission.

As a Project Controls Lead you will be responsible for overseeing the project controls team, ensuring the operating of effective project controls across the entire portfolio.

You will be responsible for responsible for fostering a culture of excellence within the project controls team and implementing robust project controls to mitigate risks, enhance profitability, and ensure successful project delivery. You will shape and embed departmental procedures to ensure the maintenance, execution and control of project performance measurement baselines within a robust project controls environment to ensure delivery of best value to our customers

Our UK Defence business is a Sovereign software and systems centre of excellence. As well as developing and supporting UK wide and internationally deployed multi-domain command and control systems, our work is critical to the modern backbone of the Royal Navy. We pioneer – with fierce curiosity, dedication, and innovation, we seek to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and coach the project controls team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture, providing clear performance expectations, feedback and development opportunities for the team.
• Lead the continuous improvement of project controls operations within the department, including (but not limited to) scheduling, cost estimating and control, resourcing and analysis of project data to provide credible management information to support decision making.
• Lead the application of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) performance standards, preferably to ANSI or APM standards
• Expert knowledge and application of Primavera P6, Deltek COBRA cost management system, and company ERP systems
• Assuring departmental project controls outputs as required
• Ensuring compliance with departmental standards by all projects.
• Support bid activity within the department, ensuring credible plans, estimates and risk profiles are included within proposals provided to potential customers.
• Training, coaching and mentoring of project team members
• Communicating effectively with a range of external and internal stakeholders at all levels and functions

Benefits

We can offer you a range of flexible and hybrid working options to suit you, including optional compressed working schedule with every other Friday off. Our benefits including private health care, career development opportunities and performance bonuses. For a comprehensive list of benefits, speak to our recruitment team.

We are looking for

• Significant, demonstrable Project Controls, Planning and/or Cost Management experience in the defence or other regulated industry, managing controls throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Strong awareness of commercial operations, and/or prime contract experience with, ideally in a SSRO QSC/CAAS reporting environment
• Expert knowledge and application of EVMS processes within an EVM system.
• Expert user of Oracle Primavera P6.
• Significant experience using cost management and finance systems
• A strong disposition for professionally maintaining project-wide adherence and compliance to processes, and procedures, sometimes in the face of adversity
• Providing training and/or mentoring within a cohesive team environment
• Excellent communication (both written/verbal) and listening skills and a demonstrable ability to persuade others, especially influencing senior leadership.
• Professional qualifications in project management or control disciplines and/or membership of a related professional organisation eg MAPM, ChPP, PMP.
• Security level SC UK required or ability to gain.