Project Controls Manager

Arcadis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK seeks a project manager to support their Rail Consultancy team. This role involves managing multiple project controls workstreams, ensuring compliance and delivering on client objectives. With a focus on career development in a people-first environment, candidates are encouraged to demonstrate flexibility and a detail-oriented work ethic.

Qualifications

• Experience in Rail sector is essential.
• Management experience in small to medium-sized projects.
• Knowledge of compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Operationally manage project controls work and deliver objectives.
• Track and manage budgets, producing management information.
• Analyze data to identify trends and provide recommendations.

Skills

Project Management

Commercial Acumen

Relationship Management

Data Analysis

Education

Relevant Professional Qualification or Chartered Status

Job description

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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Our Rail Consultancy team is growing, and you'll be working on some of the biggest, most iconic projects imaginable. It's challenging, rewarding, and will take your career to the next level.

To succeed in this role, you'll need energy, agility, and an eye for detail, as well as the ability to deliver for multiple clients every day. Join us and you'll find a people-first environment where you're supported every step of the way and encouraged to build the career that's right for you.

Responsibilities:

1. Operationally manage project or programme controls work to deliver defined objectives.
2. Deliver your scope of work in line with budgetary, compliance, regulatory, and process controls, with deep technical knowledge and broad business experience.
3. Select systems and tools appropriate for the work, develop and implement project-specific processes and procedures.
4. Develop and grow the service capability, contribute to delivery of client account plans.
5. Oversee an agreed scope of work, including the workload of a team or contractors, ensuring work is completed and resources are fully utilized to meet the programme of work.
6. Produce schedules and cost plans, track and manage budgets, highlighting variances to produce management information.
7. Deliver small to medium scale project or programme controls work within deadlines and budgets.
8. Present project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure project is not adversely impacted, ensuring compliance with standards.
9. Advise colleagues on behaviors to ensure adherence to internal and external compliance processes.
10. Analyze data to identify themes and trends; provide recommendations to support decision-making.
11. Review and analyze project controls processes and policies, providing recommendations for improvements.
12. Collaborate across the organization to support project/programme controls delivery.
13. Advise senior management on project controls issues to support successful delivery.
14. Liaise with clients and stakeholders to keep all parties informed of progress and expectations.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Previous experience in the Rail sector environment.
• Relevant business experience across multiple sectors.
• Management of small to medium-sized projects and experience in major projects and programmes.
• Commercial acumen and relationship management skills.
• Expertise in service capability.
• Knowledge of community management and understanding of service and business lines.
• Experience managing business relationships at management level.
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status.