Project Controls Manager

D2; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional services firm in Manchester is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to manage reporting within the Project Controls team. The ideal candidate will have project controls expertise, excellent skills in PowerBI and Excel, and strong communication abilities. You'll be responsible for key reporting tasks that support effective decision-making. Competitive salary and hybrid working offered, alongside a range of benefits including healthcare and an employee assistance program.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + option to buy 4 days

Additional day off for birthday

Private healthcare

Employee assistance programme

Group life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Financial support for professional memberships

Celebration events

Qualifications

• Project controls/programme performance expert with reporting bias.
• Excellent in PowerBI and Excel.
• Strong communication skills to convey concepts.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for schedule reporting and performance analysis.
• Collate project period reporting.
• Analyze ad-hoc scheduling.
• Provide commercial period-end reporting.
• Manage procurement and risk reporting.

Skills

Project controls expertise

PowerBI (M language and DAX)

Excel proficiency

Understanding of controls/management tools (P6, Aphex)

Good communication skills

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

P6

Aphex

Job description

D2 are an independent and growing, professional services business. Since formation in 2011, we have developed a comprehensive suite of programme management capabilities. We combine our industry expertise with innovative thinking and digital products to develop close relationships with our clients our clients and deliver our commitments. We are actively engaged on some of the largest infrastructure projects across the UK and Canada, performing to our mission statement :

“Working together to develop intelligent programme management solutions, helping to deliver a more sustainable world”.

Overview of Role :

This role is the central point of contact for reporting within the Project Controls team, responsible for producing accurate period-end reports and consolidating inputs from all disciplines. It also leads the development of improved reporting practices, ensuring outputs are clear, consistent, and provide valuable insight to support effective decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for schedule reporting – inc. analysis on period performance, forecast, float erosion
• Responsible for collation of project period reporting)pack.
• Responsible for any ad-hoc schedule analysis.
• Responsible for commercial period-end reporting - inc. provision of commercial trends on underperformance.
• Responsible for procurement reporting
• Responsible for risk reporting

Requirements

• Project controls / programme performance expert with reporting bias; but experience and understanding of all disciplines and ability to interlink in reporting (e.g. schedule, cost, risk)
• Expert in PowerBI (m language and DAX required) and Excel
• Great understanding of other controls / management tools such as P6, Aphex etc.
• Good communication skills and ability to explain programme controls concepts to all audiences.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (Salary dependant on experience level)
• Pension scheme
• 25 days holiday + option to buy 4 days.
• Additional 1 day holiday for your birthday
• Private healthcare and employee assistance programme
• Group life insurance.
• Medi Cash health insurance providing cashback towards everyday healthcare bills.
• Enhanced family leave, including maternity / paternity / adoption.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Financial and technical support for professional memberships
• Hybrid working
• Summer and Winter staff celebration events

Core Values :

We pride ourselves on behaving and delivering to our core values :

• People – We encourage diversity whilst investing in, and developing, the very best talent.
• Integrity - Our reputation, passion, and commitment inspire trust and integrity.
• Community - We are a collaborative community, understanding challenges from every angle, exploring innovative solutions based on our expert knowledge.
• Innovation – We are driven to inspire others with fresh creative ideas based on continuously learning.