Project Controls Manager

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Project Controls Manager to join the team with our prestigious client at their site in Cambridge

Job Summary

The primary purpose of this role is to actively support the Business Unit Project Director / Project Manager in successful delivery of the project by leading the implementation of the Project Controls System & provision of the resulting project controls information, necessary to successfully deliver the project to time, cost & quality. This will be done in compliance with MADG LCM & VSV processes, procedures and tools as governed by Programme Management & Controls Function. Principal Relationships:

Accountability and Tasks:

To be responsible for leading the governance, deployment & co-ordination of all Project Controls activities across the allocated Programme / Project, including:
Project Schedule - generation, maintenance & status update
Project Change Management (including maintenance of the Project Performance Measurement Baseline)
Co-ordination of Project Level Reporting (eg CSR, Project Performance & Customer Reporting)
Lead/co-ordinate the management of Risk and Opportunities
Co-ordinate budget control & forecasting across the Work Package Managers / project team
Lead the governance & application of Earned Value Management (EVM)
Co-ordination of lessons learned’ as part of a continuous improvement culture
To attend & support the PM at the project contract status review (CSR) meeting
To ensure that appropriate Programme/Project Controls Governance is followed by the Project Team
Support ad-hoc duties that will be consistent with the nature of a Project Controls Manager position within MADG
Co-ordinating Management of Project Risk & Opportunities.

Personal Attributes:

High energy individual, with ability to self-motivate and motivate a team towards a solution-oriented accountability culture
Confident and diplomatic with an ability to create, influence and foster working relationships internally and with customers at all levels of the business
Fully competent communicator (verbal & written briefs/reports/presentations) both internally and externally to management, customer and suppliers Self-motivated, creative with the ability to produce accurate work under pressure while continuing to meet deadlines
Proven Leadership with good team management skills