Senior Project Controls Lead – Major Infrastructure

Balfour Beatty plc; Warrington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Project Controls Manager to join the Work Winning Team and oversee the project controls lifecycle for a major secure infrastructure programme based in South Cumbria. You will shape bid strategy and transition into delivery, ensuring robust planning, schedule integrity and cost control.

You will lead planning, risk, cost control, and reporting, build strong client and partner relationships, drive continuous improvement and digital tooling adoption, and ensure

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading project controls on major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience implementing NEC contracts and governance frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of planning, risk, cost control and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project controls function across a major secure programme.
• Develop and implement project controls strategy and governance.
• Oversee planning, scheduling, cost control, reporting and risk management.
• Establish and maintain robust controls frameworks and KPI measurement.
• Provide strategic insight to leadership and client stakeholders.

Skills

Project controls

Team leadership

NEC contracts

Primavera P6

Cost control

Risk management

Earned value management

Education

Degree in engineering/construction/project management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Project Controls Manager to join the Work Winning Team and oversee the project controls lifecycle for a major secure infrastructure programme based in South Cumbria. You will shape bid strategy and transition into delivery, ensuring robust planning, schedule integrity and cost control.

You will lead planning, risk, cost control, and reporting, build strong client and partner relationships, drive continuous improvement and digital tooling adoption, and ensure