Senior Programme Controls Leader (Nuclear/Infra)

westlakesrecruit; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlakes Recruit is assisting a leading UK organisation in appointing a Senior Project Controls Manager for a major infrastructure programme. You will lead a community of Project Controls Managers, delivering governance, assurance and continuous improvement across multiple capital projects.

You will be the functional authority for Project Controls, shaping standards, baselining and integrated performance across scope, schedule and cost, while coaching senior project leaders and embedding NEC

Qualifications

• Leadership of Project Controls across a portfolio of complex capital projects.
• Experience in regulated environments such as nuclear/defence.
• Strong knowledge of integrated Project Controls including scheduling, cost, risk and change.
• Experience with NEC contracts and contract management integration.
• Ability to translate complex project data into clear executive insight.

Responsibilities

• Act as the functional authority for Project Controls across the Major Infrastructure Programme.
• Own and continuously improve the Project Controls framework, standards, governance and ways of working.
• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to Project Controls Managers across multiple projects.
• Establish consistent approaches to planning, scheduling, cost, risk, change, forecasting, EVM and reporting.
• Ensure robust integrated baselines across scope, schedule and cost.
• Provide assurance through health checks, maturity assessments and reviews.
• Provide challenge to leadership where controls or governance fall short.
• Integrate information across projects for forward-looking programme insight.
• Identify cross-programme trends, risks, dependencies and opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement across controls processes and systems.

Skills

Project Controls leadership

Earned Value Management

Planning & Scheduling

Cost Management

Risk & Opportunity

Change Control

Forecasting

Performance Measurement

Reporting

APM membership (advantageous)

Education

APM or equivalent

Job description

Westlakes Recruit is assisting a leading UK organisation in appointing a Senior Project Controls Manager for a major infrastructure programme. You will lead a community of Project Controls Managers, delivering governance, assurance and continuous improvement across multiple capital projects.

You will be the functional authority for Project Controls, shaping standards, baselining and integrated performance across scope, schedule and cost, while coaching senior project leaders and embedding NEC