Senior Project Controls Manager – Hybrid & Impactful

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

Job summary

Rolls‑Royce SMR Ltd seeks a Project Controls Manager to guide cost, schedule and risk reporting for the PMO. Hybrid roles include Manchester, Warrington or Derby with cross‑functional collaboration across planners, cost analysts and engineering teams.

You will lead monthly performance updates, develop KPI reporting, and mentor project controls professionals while championing a safe, transparent culture. Competitive salary and bonus offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in PMO environments, monthly reporting cycles and enterprise reporting.
• Integrating data to produce meaningful project/programme performance insights.
• Communicating complex project information clearly to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the collation, validation and integration of cost, schedule and risk information for internal reporting.
• Prepare, review and present performance reports to a range of stakeholders, offering clear insight and recommendations.
• Produce and manage KPI reporting, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Monitor project progress, costings, logic, resourcing and planning quality.
• Work closely with work package managers on monthly performance updates.
• Mentor and support a team of project controls professionals.
• Collaborate daily with functions such as Procurement, Commercial and Estimating.
• Support cost planning and contribute specialist expertise to delivery teams.
• Create reporting outputs in Excel (and ideally PowerBI).
• Champion positive culture and behaviours across the PMO.
• Promote a safe working environment aligned with training and instructions.

Skills

PMO environments

Monthly reporting

Enterprise reporting

Data integration

Clear communication

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Power Query

Cost management tooling

Job description

Rolls‑Royce SMR Ltd seeks a Project Controls Manager to guide cost, schedule and risk reporting for the PMO. Hybrid roles include Manchester, Warrington or Derby with cross‑functional collaboration across planners, cost analysts and engineering teams.

You will lead monthly performance updates, develop KPI reporting, and mentor project controls professionals while championing a safe, transparent culture. Competitive salary and bonus offered.