Project Controls Manager

SCS Railways; Ruislip; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Ruislip is seeking a Project Controls Manager for the HS2 project. The ideal candidate will have project management experience, excel in communication, and be skilled in project control tools such as Power BI. This role involves monitoring budget programs, managing project reporting, and liaising with stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery. Flexible working arrangements may be considered.

Qualifications

• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Ability to work both individually and in teams.
• Familiarity with Earned value management and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project procedures and tools.
• Manage project reporting and communication with stakeholders.
• Lead project control staff and ensure compliance with procedures.

Skills

Project Management experience

Ability to create and use Excel spreadsheets

Strong Communication skills

Education

Civil or other engineering degree or Project Control specific qualifications

Tools

Power BI

P6

Job description

The Project Controls Manager will be ultimately responsible for establishing the budget loaded programme, monitoring, control and reporting systems to comply with the Contract and Works Information, and to facilitate the successful delivery of a major project.

Ensure effective execution of Project Controls on the project in accordance with company procedures to achieve best practice project administration which delivers close project control and accurate project forecasting.

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Role Responsibility

• Establishing, maintaining and improving project procedures and tools
• Liaise and assist with internal and external stakeholders.
• Schedule development and management
• Resource planning and management
• Cost management
• Change management
• Earned value management
• Risk and opportunity management
• Project reporting - to the client and company
• Development and production of reports on progress, critical paths, resources and earned value and schedule risks and issues.
• Input into the capture and monitoring of project risks, issues, mitigations and resolution
• Lead technical / programme presentations and negotiations with clients, partners and suppliers
• Managing Project Control Engineer(s) and other staff as appropriate
• Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners' Environment and Sustainability Policies,
• Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company's operations and ensure that the requirements, as applicable within their discipline, are implemented on the project.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• Project Management experience (as part of a team or otherwise)
• Numeracy and ability to create and use Excel spreadsheets
• Ability and motivation to work both in teams and individually.
• Strong Communication skills, both inter personal and with the written word

Desirable:

• Civil or other engineering degree, or Project Control specific qualifications
• Experience in use of Power BI, P6 and other Project Control software (PRISM, iTWO etc)

About the Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK's new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting 8 out of the UK's 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent high speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent, and abilities. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

To be considered for an interview under this scheme you have:

• A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities
• Demonstrated in your application and pre-interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role