Project Controls Manager

kbr; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

KBR is seeking a Project Controls Manager in the UK to lead integrated controls across complex programmes, delivering timely insights to support decision‑making. The role spans planning, cost, risk, and performance management, embedding governance and change control, and translating data into actionable dashboards for senior stakeholders.

You will collaborate with project managers, commercial teams and clients, maintain schedules and baselines, forecast performance, and mentor project controls

Qualifications

• Experience with complex infrastructure, energy, defence or industrial programmes.
• Strong planning, cost, risk and performance management capabilities.
• Experience working under NEC or similar UK contract frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Controls function for assigned projects or programmes, integrating planning, cost, risk, change, and performance reporting activities.
• Develop, maintain, and assure integrated schedules and cost baselines aligned to approved scope and delivery strategies.
• Establish and manage Performance Measurement Baselines, including forecasting, variance analysis, and earned value reporting.
• Implement project controls governance, processes, and assurance routines to support consistent and compliant delivery.
• Provide clear, decision‑focused reports and dashboards for project leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate inputs from planning, cost, risk, and commercial teams to ensure data integrity and alignment.
• Support change control processes by assessing impacts to schedule, cost, and risk and maintaining baseline integrity.
• Engage with clients and internal stakeholders to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and support delivery objectives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project controls methods, tools, and reporting standards.

Skills

Primavera P6 scheduling

Earned Value Management

UK project delivery experience

NEC contract frameworks

Mentoring project controls teams

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

APM certification

PRINCE2 certification

PMI certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Project Controls Manager

A career at KBR can change the world - and change your life. If you're ready, let’s get started.

The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission‑critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

About the Role

The Project Controls Manager is responsible for leading the development and delivery of integrated project controls across complex UK programmes, providing accurate, timely, and reliable insight to support informed decision‑making.

This role establishes and maintains robust planning, cost, risk, and performance management frameworks that enable projects to be delivered to agreed time, cost, and quality outcomes. Working closely with Project Managers, commercial teams, and client stakeholders, the position ensures that data is translated into clear, actionable intelligence.

The role operates across the full project lifecycle, embedding governance, assurance, and change control disciplines. Through structured analysis and coordination, the Project Controls Manager supports delivery confidence across multi‑disciplinary environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Project Controls function for assigned projects or programmes, integrating planning, cost, risk, change, and performance reporting activities.
• Develop, maintain, and assure integrated schedules and cost baselines aligned to approved scope and delivery strategies.
• Establish and manage Performance Measurement Baselines, including forecasting, variance analysis, and earned value reporting.
• Implement project controls governance, processes, and assurance routines to support consistent and compliant delivery.
• Provide clear, decision‑focused reports and dashboards for project leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate inputs from planning, cost, risk, and commercial teams to ensure data integrity and alignment.
• Support change control processes by assessing impacts to schedule, cost, and risk and maintaining baseline integrity.
• Engage with clients and internal stakeholders to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and support delivery objectives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project controls methods, tools, and reporting standards.

Experience Required

• Project Controls Manager or equivalent experience on complex infrastructure, energy, defence, or industrial programmes.
• Primavera P6 scheduling experience.
• Earned Value Management experience.
• UK project delivery experience within regulated or governed environments.
• Experience working under NEC or similar UK contract frameworks.
• Multi‑disciplinary programme or portfolio‑level project controls experience.
• Experience leading or mentoring project controls teams.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional project management or controls certification (APM, PRINCE2, PMI, or equivalent).

Location

Reading/Bristol/Plymouth - hybrid working with a mix of office-based and remote working.

Security Requirements

SC Clearance

Due to the secure nature of this project, restrictions in relation to UK residency and nationality will apply.

KBR Benefits & More

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At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow.

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