Reporting Manager

Mace; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking a proactive project controls support professional to join our team in Reading. You will report to the project controls manager and work in sprints, coordinating with the project manager and integration director to capture decisions and actions.

You will maintain the project calendar, prepare reporting outputs, and look for continuous improvements in our governance processes. Applicants should have a technical degree or equivalent experience and familiarity with reporting tools.

Qualifications

• A technical degree or equivalent experience, APC preferred.
• Six Sigma, PRINCE2 or Lean project delivery practitioner desirable.
• Experience in project management or a project controls environment.
• Knowledge of reporting tools and data management.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with project manager, integration director and project controls manager.
• Attend key project meetings to capture decisions and actions.
• Follow up with those responsible to ensure actions are carried out.
• Organise key meetings aligned to the project drumbeat.
• Support the facilitation of meetings.
• Maintain the project calendar.
• Provide process and technical support to project controls manager in terms of reporting and ensure alignment with wider PMO governance processes.
• Recommend continuous improvement opportunities within reporting.
• Support to project controls manager as required.

Skills

Stakeholder management

PMO reporting

Project controls

Data management

Change management

Cross-team coordination

Education

Technical degree or equivalent

APC desirable

PRINCE2 / Six Sigma / Lean

NEC contracts knowledge

Tools

Reporting tools

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The reporting manager will work within sprints, liaising with various stakeholders across the programme, reporting to the project controls manager.

The programme delivery partnership has established a ‘One Team’ partnership culture. The foundation of which are shared values and agreed behavioural expectations focused on enabling the partners to act as a combined delivery entity and to deliver capability in a mutually beneficial manner. These are separate from, but complimentary to parent company and client frameworks.

They Focus On The Core Values Of

• Collaboration: working as one to achieve our ambitions.
• Communication: fostering trust through regular and honest engagement.
• Commitment: Dedicating ourselves to the team, we are greater than the sum of our parts.

Due to the strict security requirements, candidates must be a UK National and will need to progress through security clearance.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Liaising with project manager, integration director and project controls manager.
• Attending key project meetings to capture decisions and actions.
• Following up with those responsible to ensure actions are carried out.
• Organising key meetings aligned to the project drumbeat.
• Supporting the facilitation of meetings.
• Maintaining the project calendar.
• Providing process and technical support to the project controls manager in terms of reporting and insure alignment with wider PMO governance processes.
• Recommending continuous improvement opportunities within reporting.
• Supporting to project controls manager as required.

You’ll Need To Have

• A technical degree or equivalent experience and ideally have an APC.
• Ideally a six sigma, PRINCE II or lean project delivery practitioner.
• Relevant experience in project management or a project controls environment.
• Knowledge of tools and software used for reporting.
• Understanding of data management.
• Knowledge of change and baseline management.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to validate and check inputs.
• Maintain trackers.
• Provide basic commentary for reports.
• Experience of construction, nuclear or high secure sectors desirable.
• Experience of NEC contracts is also desirable.
• Experience of integrating multiple stakeholders and supply chain entities.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well:

We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise:

We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing:

We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel:

We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.