Project Controls Manager

KBR, Inc; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR in Leatherhead, United Kingdom, is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting and risk management across major engineering projects.

You will develop controls processes, maintain baselines, prepare performance reports, and mentor project controls personnel while collaborating with clients and multidisciplinary teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or an equivalent professional qualification.
• PMP certification is advantageous but not essential.
• Significant experience within Project Controls, Planning, Scheduling, or Project Management environments.
• Experience in Oil, Gas, Petrochemical, Energy or related process industries.
• Proven experience leading project controls teams on complex engineering and construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project controls teams, including planning, scheduling, cost control, and reporting functions.
• Develop, implement, and maintain project controls systems, processes, and procedures aligned with project requirements.
• Oversee development, maintenance, and reporting of project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics.
• Monitor project performance and identify risks, trends, and potential impacts to schedule, cost, or scope.
• Ensure timely identification and management of project changes with mitigation strategies.
• Manage project forecasting, financial reporting, and performance measurement activities.
• Maintain and oversee critical path schedules, progress measurement systems, and schedule analysis.
• Produce and review key project controls reports including baseline schedules, S-curves, Gantt charts, histograms, critical path analyses, and progress reports.
• Collaborate with quality, engineering, operations, and project management teams to support project delivery objectives.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, performance, and forecasts.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across project controls processes and methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, quality, and company standards throughout project execution.
• Mentor, coach, and develop project controls personnel to build capability and support business growth.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project scheduling

Cost control

Forecasting

Risk management

Performance reporting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PMP certification

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Title: Project Controls Manager

KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future. We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.

KBR is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to join our team in Leatherhead. This is an exciting opportunity to lead project controls activities across major projects, providing leadership in planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, risk management, and performance reporting. As a key member of the project leadership team, you will be responsible for ensuring robust project controls processes are in place, helping to drive successful project delivery while managing performance, schedule, cost, and risk objectives. You will also lead and develop project controls personnel, working closely with internal stakeholders, clients, consultants, and contractors.

What You'll Do

• Lead and manage project controls teams, including planning, scheduling, cost control, and reporting functions.
• Develop, implement, and maintain project controls systems, processes, and procedures aligned with project requirements.
• Oversee the development, maintenance, and reporting of project schedules, budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics.
• Monitor project performance and identify risks, trends, and potential impacts to schedule, cost, or scope.
• Ensure timely identification and management of project changes, providing mitigation strategies where required.
• Manage project forecasting, financial reporting, and performance measurement activities.
• Maintain and oversee critical path schedules, progress measurement systems, and schedule analysis.
• Produce and review key project controls reports including baseline schedules, S-curves, Gantt charts, histograms, critical path analyses, and progress reports.
• Collaborate with quality, engineering, operations, and project management teams to support project delivery objectives.
• Build strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, performance, and forecasts.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across project controls processes and methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with HSE, quality, and company standards throughout project execution.
• Mentor, coach, and develop project controls personnel to build capability and support business growth.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or an equivalent professional qualification.
• Professional certification such as PMP or similar is advantageous but not essential.
• Experience Significant experience within Project Controls, Planning, Scheduling, or Project Management environments.
• Previous experience in the Oil, Gas, Petrochemical, Energy, or related process industries.
• Proven experience leading project controls teams on complex engineering and construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project planning, cost control, forecasting, progress measurement, and risk management processes.

Technical Skills

• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 and project scheduling methodologies.
• Strong understanding of schedule development, baseline management, and critical path analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience developing and managing Level 3 project schedules.
• Knowledge of project performance reporting, manpower planning, resource forecasting, and progress measurement systems.

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates strong leadership and people management skills.
• Has excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Combines technical expertise with commercial awareness.
• Is highly organised with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Builds collaborative relationships and works effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Is proactive, adaptable, and focused on delivering exceptional project outcomes.

Why Join KBR?

At KBR, we deliver innovative solutions that help our customers and communities thrive. You'll be joining a collaborative team working on challenging and meaningful projects, with opportunities for professional development and career growth in a global organisation.

KBR Company Information

When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through collaboration with our customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability. At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis. Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions and services. As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

ONE KBR Values

We Value Our People - We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.

We Deliver - We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We Are People of Integrity - We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what’s right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.

We Empower - We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.

We Are a Team of Teams - We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.

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