Project Controls Manager

Critical Project Resourcing Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 65,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Critical Project Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Change Control professional to manage high volumes of change within the Hybrid Bill programme in the North of England. You will quality check change requests, support governance forums, and drive improvements in the change control toolset.

The role requires strong skills in data analysis, facilitation and stakeholder communication, with experience in Primavera P6, Prism, or CEMAR. Hybrid working with three days in the office is available.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls on projects or programmes.
• Core project controls functions: baseline maintenance, schedule management, cost performance, change management, risk management, performance reporting.
• Ability to influence governance forums with delegated decision-making powers.
• Experience with project controls systems such as Primavera P6, Prism, or CEMAR.
• Facilitation and administration of performance reviews with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Quality assure change requests for the Hybrid Bill programme; review scope, budget, schedule and risk impact.
• Prepare monthly performance reports on programme changes for stakeholders.
• Champion compliance with change management processes and improve tools and workflows.
• Engage with petition managers and stakeholders to maintain visibility of upcoming changes; provide guidance on process and system usage.
• Provide line management and performance support to direct reports.

Skills

Prioritisation

Influencing

Verbal/written comms

Facilitation

Data analysis

Problem solving

Tools

Primavera P6

Prism

CEMAR

Job description

Salary: £65000 - £65500 per annum, Benefits: Pension 12%, Hybrid ( 3 days office)

You’ll report to the Phase 2 Head of Project Controls, managing all change control activities for the Hybrid Bill programme. The role handles high volumes of change requests, often at short notice, to support the parliamentary phases of a new rail infrastructure project in the North of England, part of the Northern Powerhouse.

Responsibilities

Change Control & Assurance Quality assure all change requests to the Hybrid Bill programme. Review proposals for scope, budget, schedule and risk impact. Ensure correct attribution and incorporation into schedules, cost models and the Work Breakdown Structure.

Governance & Reporting Manage the Integration & Change Forum (agendas, minutes, action tracking). Prepare monthly performance reports on programme changes for stakeholder decision-making. Monitor the quality of change proposals submitted and provide guidance to functional teams.

Process & Systems Management Champion compliance with HS2's change management process. Manage and improve the Phase 2 Change Control Toolset (CCT). Gather user feedback and incorporate lessons learned into process improvements.

Stakeholder Management Engage with Hybrid Bill petition managers and functional stakeholders to maintain forward visibility of impending changes. Advise and guide on process and system usage.

People Leadership Provide line management, performance management and objective-setting support to direct reports.

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• Project controls on projects or programmes
• One or more core project controls functions: baseline maintenance, schedule management, cost performance, change management, risk management, performance reporting
• Managing and/or influencing governance forums with delegated decision-making powers
• Project controls systems (Primavera P6, Prism, CEMAR, or similar)
• Facilitation and administration of project performance reviews with stakeholders

Skills

• Prioritisation: defining objectives, analysing inputs, assessing and challenging data
• Influencing and negotiating: being assertive without unnecessary conflict
• Verbal and written communication: presenting at project level, producing targeted reports for different audiences
• Facilitation: managing workshops, providing clear direction on critical issues
• Data analysis: interpreting data, producing accurate and timely reports in multiple formats
• Problem solving: identifying issues and developing solutions