Project Controls Manager

MWH Treatment; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MWH Treatment is seeking a Project Controls Manager to enhance its Programme Team in the Severn Trent Region. The role involves monitoring project progress, managing risks, and leading a Project Planning team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project controls and the ability to collaborate effectively across departments in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

A competitive salary

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Contribution Pension scheme

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts and savings Hub

Qualifications

• Proven Project Controls experience essential.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project progress and implement controls for project delivery.
• Develop and maintain project plans using established methodologies.
• Line management of the Project Planning team and coordination.

Skills

Project Controls experience

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Professional qualifications (i.e. ECITB, PPC, APM PMQ)

Academic qualifications in construction or infrastructure

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Power BI

Job description

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About The Role

MWH Treatment are in a period of significant growth and we are looking to enhance our Programme Team with the recruitment of a Project Controls Manager for our Severn Trent region. The role is based primarily in the Derby Regional Office, with remote working and project site visits across the Severn Trent Region very much a part of the role. As this is a newly created role, there will be an expectation for flexibility around working location whilst the role develops

Key Responsibilities

This will be a new role for the Region, where the incumbent will report to the Programme Manager and work closely with the Regional Management team to develop the Region's project controls capabilities. The role's responsibilities will likely include:

• Monitoring project progress and implementing project controls to ensure timely and efficient delivery whilst providing leadership and guidance to our project teams to achieve project goals.
• Developing and maintaining project plans through reliable project management methodologies with assurance of baseline scheduling.
• Line Management for the Region's Project Planning (P6) team whilst coordinating the team's workloads under the direction of the Programme Manager.
• Providing technical expertise to the team in Primavera P6, MS Project and related project planning and project controls tools.
• Shape and review cost estimates and forecasts alongside the Region's financial and commercial teams to ensure the estimates are based on robust data.
• Shape the Region's approach to Project Risk & Opportunity (R&O) management, identifying and mitigating potential risks that could impact project timelines & outcomes.
• Develop project and programme level performance reporting to enhance the information and intelligence available for business planning.
• Project Controls process development by confidently bringing your experience to focus regional continuous improvement activities.
• Manage the link between regional project planning teams and the business' Head of Planning.
• Work with wider departments to ensure delivery of quality focussed projects.

About You

Essential Experience

• Extensive Project Controls experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to monitor and control project deviations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration.
• Appropriate professional qualifications and certifications i.e. ECITB, PPC, APM PMQ etc.
• Technical capabilities using Primavera P6 alongside knowledge of the Project Planner role.
• Experience using Power BI and/or similar project reporting software.

Desirable Skills & Experience

These skillsets will be beneficial to the role. Applicants are encouraged to clearly show on their application whether they have these and/or other transferable skills which could enhance their performance in this role.

• Academic qualifications in a construction or infrastructure related subject.
• Infrastructure and/or water industry experience.
• Personnel line management experience.
• Project management and project delivery experience.
• Experience in a consultancy or client facing environment.

Candidate Selection Process

Each application will be reviewed carefully by the MWH Treatment recruitment team, and appropriately experienced candidates will be selected for a remote screening interview with the Programme Manager. This interview will allow MWH to better understand your skillset and will explore your career history, professional capabilities, academic achievements and wider industry knowledge.

Successful candidates will then be invited to the second stage of the selection process which may involve a remote technical skills assessment and/or in-person interviews.

As a responsible and respectable employer, MWH Treatment will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and with respect. This will ensure a transparent and equitable recruitment process for this position. Please liaise with our recruitment team at the earliest possible opportunity if you have any reasonable adjustments that MWH Treatment may need to make to meet your needs.

About Us

MWH Treatment is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1400 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, operating both as a sole contractor but also in joint ventures and alliances.

At MWH Treatment we believe that people matter. We know to build successful, creative teams we need a diverse workforce that can deliver innovative ways of thinking. We provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference, our goal as an employer is to motivate, and develop our employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives we ensure we have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables us to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills.

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, we have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex veterans find work in the civilian world. We also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. We don't just tick boxes; we live these values every day.

What MWH offer

Packages include -

A competitive salary

Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)

Car/car allowance (Jobs needs dependent)

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)

Contribution Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Health Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, Kids Pass etc