Project Planning and Controls Lead

Southern Water; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Project Planning and Controls Lead

Location: Falmer (hybrid working)

Salary: up to £60,000 depending on experience

Job Summary: This role will see you responsible for the line management of a small team of controllers and planners who are supporting a capital programme of work. Another aspect of the role is working closely with the Programme Managers on a weekly basis to provide the best support for the delivery team to manage their programme within budget and time requirements.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Oversee the team’s productivity, output and ensure they are supported with all that they need to complete work effectively and within monthly deadlines.
2. Work closely with the Programme Managers on a weekly basis to provide the best support for the delivery team.
3. Represent the team in meetings with Senior Internal Stakeholders and external contractors to communicate ideas, updates, and challenges confidently.
4. Build professional relationships with internal Southern Water teams to support the provision of agreed data to external regulatory boards.
5. Run and manage meetings to cover agreement and sign off on data to be transferred to internal teams.
6. Provide key information connected to monthly reporting to support the company in making key decisions on projects in flight.
7. Provide an analytical view pre month-end reporting to management in both delivery and PMO.
8. Analyse data submitted by Southern Water contractors and run meetings on a monthly basis regarding this data.
9. Read, analyse, and present reports to higher management on a monthly basis.
10. Line manage a mix of Capital Planners and Project Controllers.

Job Qualifications:

1. Working knowledge of the NEC suite of conditions of contract.
2. Proficient user of Microsoft Office suite of applications.
3. Experience of working within a PMO.
4. Stakeholder management experience.
5. Experience working across a complex project delivery cycle.
6. Excellent interpersonal and team collaboration skills.
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
8. High attention to detail, data handling, and analytical skills.
9. Excellent organisational skills.
10. Flexible and proactive team player, ability to self-motivate and manage multiple work streams.
11. Creative thinking skills to drive continuous improvement.
12. Working knowledge of APM / Prince II methodology.

Why Join Us? At Southern Water, you will play a key role in shaping the success of our strategic programmes, helping us to deliver benefits for our customers, communities, and the environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment.