Senior Project Controls Manager

AtkinsRéalis; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design and engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to oversee project governance and reporting for complex infrastructure projects. This role includes managing project controls, ensuring effective communication, and supporting the leadership team in resolving challenges. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in project controls within large-scale environments and a relevant qualification. The firm promotes a flexible working culture and values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge in leading project controls functions for large infrastructure projects.
• Hands-on experience in schedule, cost, and risk management.
• Ability to supervise project controls activities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage Performance Measurement Baseline and report KPIs.
• Implement performance measurement systems and change control processes.
• Lead quality and accuracy in project reporting for management teams.

Skills

Project controls

Cost management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Project controls or project management qualification from APM

Job description

Company Overview

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-leading design, engineering, and project management organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems.

About the Opportunity

How would you like to work on some of the most exciting and prestigious projects around the globe? Join our collaborative Project & Programme Services team, where everyone has a voice, and together, we deliver excellence for people and the environment. Flexible and remote working are central to our culture. So, talk to us about how we can support you. How about opting for reduced workweeks or purchasing extra leave during school holidays? What about workplace adjustments or a supported transition back after a career break? We value your transferable skills and potential and are ready to invest in your development and progression.

When you join us as a Senior Project Controls Manager, you'll share our reputation for high-quality work and always doing what's right. Your workload will be diverse and exciting. You'll support project teams on niche and high-profile schemes within complex infrastructure, from evaluating project time, cost, and quality targets to leading communication and monitoring project governance control for successful delivery. You'll work across a range of projects in the Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy sectors.

Responsibilities

• Establish, monitor, and manage the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and periodically collate KPIs & progress data related to time, cost, risk, change and quality to report to senior leaders of the project.
• Develop and implement an appropriate performance measurement system such as earned value management and integrate it into periodic reporting.
• Develop, improve where required and implement the change control processes of the project. Chair and/or facilitate the necessary project level change forums, elevate change papers that require additional approvals, and ensure all choices are enacted within the change control system and toolsets. Coordinate multiple contributors to conduct change impact assessments and support the Programme Management team in driving agreement on ‘best for Programme’ decisions.
• Lead periodic and ad‑hoc reporting, taking ownership for its quality, accuracy and robustness, and ensure the monthly project review pack is compiled and presented to the management team on time.
• Integrate schedule, cost, scope, quality, change and risk data to provide a full picture of project health and provide interpretation of the data contained in monthly reporting pack to support prompt decision making.
• Work closely with Planning, cost management and risk functions and deputise for Project Controls lead to improve/sustain operating policies, procedures & processes, and ensure its proper application by the Project Controls team.
• Support the leadership team by providing specialist advice and technical knowledge to resolve delays, issues and other challenges throughout the project.
• Undertake maturity assessment to identify areas of improvements and implement change initiatives to improve maturity of project control functions in a project or programme environment.
• Where required, manage a Project Controls team. As a leader, you will set individuals’ objectives, review performance, undertake appraisals, provide ongoing formal and informal feedback, and ensure all staff know what they must achieve and how they’re performing against their objectives. You will be inspirational in creating an environment that allows empowered and creative team members to succeed.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge and proven hands‑on experience of leading project controls functions within large, complex infrastructure or construction projects.
• Working knowledge of schedule management, cost management and risk management practices.
• Possess a strong aptitude to supervise schedule, cost, risk, reporting and change management activities.
• Experience in functional leadership of Project controls team and delivering results within a large-scale project environment.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and information flow in a matrix environment, possessing a strong aptitude toward working horizontally across business areas and vertically to senior levels of management, providing specialist advice as required.
• Knowledge of transport, energy, major infrastructure, or construction projects (under NEC Forms of Contract), specifically surrounding client and consultancy.
• Project controls or project management qualification from APM or similar accrediting bodies.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Benefits and Working Conditions

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.