Senior Project Controls Lead for Infrastructure Programs

Rolls - Royce SMR; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£2,200 annual benefit allowance

12.5% bonus opportunity

6x pensionable life assurance

50% income protection

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

£250 new joiner payment

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Project Controls Manager to guide cost, schedule and risk information for a nationally significant programme. You will report to the PMO and work with planners, cost analysts and engineering teams to provide insights that drive delivery performance.

The role requires strong Excel, Power BI and cost-management tooling skills, with experience in NEC contracts and large-scale infrastructure. Hybrid working in the UK is supported.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience on large-scale nuclear or major infrastructure projects
• Membership of (or working toward) a relevant professional body such as APM, CaSA or RICS

Responsibilities

• Lead the collation, validation and integration of cost, schedule and risk information for internal reporting.
• Prepare, review and present performance reports to stakeholders with clear insights and recommendations.
• Produce and manage KPI reporting for continuous improvement.
• Monitor project progress, costings, logic, resourcing and planning quality.
• Work with work package managers on monthly performance updates.
• Mentor and support a team of project controls professionals.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Estimating, Commercial and wider support functions.
• Create reporting outputs in Excel (and ideally PowerBI).
• Promote a safe working environment aligned with training and instructions.

Skills

Cost management

Data integration

Stakeholder communication

PMO collaboration

Reporting

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Power Query

Cost management tooling

Job description

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Project Controls Manager to guide cost, schedule and risk information for a nationally significant programme. You will report to the PMO and work with planners, cost analysts and engineering teams to provide insights that drive delivery performance.

The role requires strong Excel, Power BI and cost-management tooling skills, with experience in NEC contracts and large-scale infrastructure. Hybrid working in the UK is supported.