Senior Manager - Capital Projects Risk and Control

PwC UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

24/7 access to virtual GP

Six volunteering days a year

Job summary

PwC UK is seeking talented professionals for their Capital Projects Risk & Control team focused on delivering advisory and assurance services for major capital programmes. The role involves leading work-streams, assessing compliance, and providing strategic recommendations to improve project outcomes.

Candidates should have a 2:1 degree and experience in capital projects, with strong skills in project controls and commercial management. The position offers a supportive work-life balance and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in the development, delivery and/or assurance of major capital programmes.
• Background in project controls, commercial management or quantity surveying.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing work‑streams on major capital programmes.
• Delivering reviews throughout the capital project lifecycle.
• Assessing compliance, effectiveness and maturity of project management activities.

Skills

Project controls

Commercial management

Quantity surveying

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Education

2:1 or above class degree or equivalent qualifications

Job description

About the Role

At PwC, the Capital Projects Risk & Control team typically reports to the Head of Assurance, PMO Assurance Leads, Internal Audit or CFO, providing expert challenge and scrutiny over project delivery and third party relationships in order to deliver improved outcomes for capital projects, such as reduced cost or risk. We deliver complex programmes of work using a high‑performing team diverse in its experience in performing capital project reviews, programme and baseline assurance commercial and deal shaping / re‑shaping and negotiation.

We’re seeking talented, high‑performing professionals to join our team across all levels of experience. If you enjoy working with high‑profile clients – often household names – our growing Capital Projects Risk & Control team at PwC will provide you with that opportunity.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Leading and managing work‑streams within a larger engagement, supporting the delivery of advisory and assurance services on major capital programmes.
• Delivering reviews on capital projects throughout their lifecycle, providing observations, recommendations and proposals to clients to help them plan and execute their projects on time and on budget, and supporting the implementation of these.
• Assessing the compliance, effectiveness and maturity of the project management and project controls activities and supporting the implementation of agreed improvements to help clients monitor, control and mitigate risks on costs, schedules, scope and quality.
• Reviewing contracts and commercial matters on capital projects (i.e. major deals / business cases / commercial strategies) and providing observations, recommendations and proposals to clients to help them optimise their controls.
• Leading or supporting the formation and/or review of complex third‑party arrangements on capital programmes.
• Leading and performing supplier compliance and dispute resolution activities, to investigate value leakage or identify poor performance on capital programmes.

The role is primarily client‑facing at a senior level in often time‑pressured environments; whilst there is frequent scope to innovate, recommendations must be based upon clear commercial logic and a robust understanding of the client’s unique circumstances and issues.

This Role Is For You If

• Experience in the development, delivery and/or assurance of major capital programmes, ideally within sectors such as energy, water, transport or central government.
• Project controls, commercial management or quantity surveying background, combined with the ability to apply this experience in an advisory and assurance context.
• Having done one or more of the following roles:
  • Supporting or leading project controls and/or project management activities on large, complex EPC or infrastructure programmes, including cost, schedule, risk and performance management.
  • Advising on or delivering project controls, commercial strategy and programme assurance within professional services and/or client‑side environments.
  • Developing and stress‑testing business cases and project execution strategies, with a clear understanding of delivery risk, affordability and value for money.
  • Structuring and implementing commercial and contracting arrangements (e.g. NEC/FIDIC), including an appreciation of incentives, risk allocation and behavioural impacts.
  • Leading or supporting procurement and supplier engagement, including negotiation and contracting strategies for major programmes.
  • Interpreting and challenging programme data to provide clear, evidence‑based insights to senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• 2:1 or above class degree (any subject) or equivalent qualifications.
• Experience working in capital projects.

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.