Project Controls Manager

Mott Macdonald; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consultancy is seeking a talented Project Controls Manager in Reading. This role involves key responsibilities in delivering PMO and controls services across major global infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and people management skills, and experience implementing project controls processes. This position offers excellent benefits, including enhanced parental leave and flexible working opportunities, aimed at fostering a supportive environment for all employees.

Benefits

Pension matched up to 7%

Life insurance

Annual professional institution subscription

Continuous development opportunities

Agile/flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing support

Access to Advanced Employee Networks

Qualifications

• Experience in large scale infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge and proficiency with project management tools.
• Strong analytical skills to prepare performance measures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver PMO and Controls services across infrastructure projects.
• Prepare and critically evaluate performance measures.
• Drive mitigating or recovery actions across projects.
• Coordinate with other teams and manage stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

People management

Stakeholder management

Project controls processes

Flexibility to travel

Knowledge of Primavera (P6)

Knowledge of PowerBI

Education

Degree level education or project management qualification

Project controls or management qualification

Tools

Primavera (P6)

Microsoft Project

ARM

Job description

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

Mott MacDonald is seeking a talented Project Controls Manager to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering purpose‑driven PMO and Controls services across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure and built environment projects – including major global programmes. If you’re passionate about driving performance, shaping strategy, and making a real impact, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities & Requirements

• Due to the nature of this role, offers may be conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of security clearance
• Analytical skills to prepare and critically evaluate performance measures (inc. earned value) and trends across multiple datasets
• Ability to focus on key issues, and drive out mitigating or recovery actions across the project
• Good people management and task facilitation skills
• Experience of implementing robust project controls processes and toolsets in relevant industries; a background working on large scale infrastructure projects in sectors including, but not limited to water, transport, nuclear, defence
• Educated to degree level and/or hold a project controls or management qualification (e.g. APMG Planning and Controls, EVM, PMQ, Prince2)
• Flexibility to travel and work in different sectors and clients
• Risk management and reporting including the use of ARM
• Knowledge and proficiency with Primavera (P6) or Microsoft Project and/or other planning and resourcing software
• Create and maintain project schedules that support and align with project requirements
• Reduce uncertainty on projects by adapting project methodology
• Project reporting including monitoring of KPIs
• Undertake project reviews
• Able to coordinate and work with other teams and have basic multi‑disciplinary knowledge; comfortable working as a consultant within a client environment
• Strong stakeholder management experience
• Preferred but not required: Support project managers in maintaining effective and timely change management processes
• Monitor and consolidate project plans
• PMO experience
• Knowledge or and experience using PowerBI

Benefits

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Continuous development opportunities – because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working – because life isn’t 9‑5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers
• Annual bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including ability to buy/sell annual leave entitlement, cycle to work & interest‑free season ticket loans
• Wellbeing support including access to an independent Employer Assistance Scheme, wellbeing champions and access to learning and support resources
• Access to our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability and parents/carers communities
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes