Project Controls Manager

Sphere Solutions; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consulting firm is seeking a Project Controls Lead in Bridgwater to oversee critical project controls functions for a major build project. This role involves managing budgets, schedules, and risk assessments while collaborating with project teams. Required qualifications include extensive experience in project controls and proficiency in tools like Primavera P6 and Power BI. Exceptional analytical and communication skills are essential. This opportunity promises significant career growth and a competitive compensation package.

Benefits

Competitive package

Exceptional career progression

Long-term stability

Qualifications

• Experience leading project controls on major construction projects.
• Strong understanding of cost control, scheduling, risk management.
• Proficient in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project budgets, monitor costs.
• Manage the change control process and associated documentation.
• Oversee project schedules, ensuring alignment across stakeholders.

Skills

Cost control

Scheduling

Risk management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Chartered or working towards chartership (ACostE, APM or similar)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Job description

Project Controls Lead - Major Long-Term Build Project - Bridgwater

Recruiter: Giles Wilson, Sphere Solutions

Are you an experienced Project Controls professional looking to play a key role on one of the UK's largest and most complex long-term build programmes? We are seeking a Project Controls Lead to join a major project in Bridgwater, providing critical insight and control across cost, schedule, risk and change management functions.

This is a career-defining opportunity to shape project performance, influence decision-making, and work within a high-performing commercial and delivery environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Project Commercial Lead, you will establish and maintain robust project controls across all core disciplines—cost, schedule, risk, change, and reporting. You will ensure project performance is accurately tracked, analysed, and communicated, enabling effective leadership decisions and successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project budgets, monitor expenditure and forecast costs, ensuring alignment to baseline budgets.
• Manage the full change control process and maintain associated documentation.
• Oversee development and integration of project schedules (Primavera P6, MS Project), ensuring alignment across workstreams and stakeholders.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks and opportunities; maintain project risk registers.
• Produce dashboards and data visualisations (Power BI), deliver progress reports, and present insights to senior leadership and enabling services.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, contract requirements and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, commercial teams, planners and client representatives to ensure consistent controls and transparent communication.

Your Profile

• Proven experience leading project controls on major construction, engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of cost control, scheduling, risk management and reporting methodologies.
• Proficient in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and Power BI.
• Ability to interrogate contractor schedules and integrate them into master programmes.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts and large-scale project environments is highly beneficial.

Desirable

• Chartered or working towards chartership (ACostE, APM or similar).

Why Apply?

• Long-term, high-value project offering exceptional career progression.
• Opportunity to shape and influence project performance from the front.
• Work as part of a collaborative, specialist commercial and controls team.
• Competitive package and long-term stability.