Senior Project Controls Lead – Life Sciences Programs

Accenture Construct; Swindon; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture Construct is seeking a seasoned Project Controls Lead to oversee scheduling, cost management, risk and change control on complex capital programs. You will establish governance-aligned processes and partner with leadership and finance to monitor performance and forecasts.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of ten years in construction management and seven years in senior project controls leadership, with on-site client engagement and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of construction management experience, including experience supporting regulated life sciences, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, laboratory, cleanroom, or manufacturing facilities
• 7 years in senior leadership roles managing large project controls teams

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls across scheduling, cost management, estimating, risk, and change control.
• Establish and enforce project controls processes that align with governance and standards.
• Manage project performance against budgets, financial baselines and KPIs with project leadership and finance teams.
• Develop and maintain project forecasts, cash flow analyses, cost reports, and performance metrics.
• Oversee schedule development, progress tracking, critical path analysis, and schedule risk assessments.
• Integrate cost, schedule, and risk data to provide a comprehensive view of project health.
• Lead change management activities, evaluating impacts to scope, schedule and cost.
• Maintain project risk registers, mitigation planning, and risk response actions.
• Prepare and present executive-level reports, dashboards, forecasts and analyses to stakeholders.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Cost management

Estimating

Risk management

Change control

Budgeting

Forecasting

Executive reporting

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Cost management systems

Project analytics tools

Autodesk

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Accenture Construct is seeking a seasoned Project Controls Lead to oversee scheduling, cost management, risk and change control on complex capital programs. You will establish governance-aligned processes and partner with leadership and finance to monitor performance and forecasts.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of ten years in construction management and seven years in senior project controls leadership, with on-site client engagement and strong communication skills.