Project Controls Manager

Project Controls Manager

Essex/London/Kent

Permanent

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want towork on one of the most significant infrastructure projects in the UK Can youbuild relations with many and various stakeholders Are youexperienced in project controls for major road projects Then this is the place to apply your knowledge and curiosity to enable a better tomorrow.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

Todeliver integrated costs schedule risk change and reporting for a major roads project we are looking for aProject Control Managerto join us. Working onmajorinfrastructure joint ventureyoull assist in developing a multidisciplinary projects control team.

As one of three PCMs across theprojectand a member of the Integrated Delivery Team (Integrated Client Team plus Delivery Partners) youll promote transparency governance compliance and continuous improvement enable informed decisionmaking through accurate data and effective collaboration and coordinate with fellow PCMs to ensure alignment across the widerjoint venture.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Provide objective oversight by critically reviewing and challenging Delivery Partner project controls outputs and systems ensuring contract compliance and alignment with the Integrated Project Controls Plan.
• Function as the primary client interface within the second line ofdefence resolving issues aligning processes and ensuringtimelydelivery of controls deliverables.
• Coordinate the integration of time-phased cost forecasts with the Integrated Master Schedule ensuring alignment and accuracy throughout monthly forecasting cycles.
• Conduct comprehensive trend analysis and schedule risk assessments to support informed baseline management and forecast adjustments.
• Embed risk register insights into cost and schedule forecasts quantitatively analyse risk to proactively identify and mitigate potential impacts.
• Facilitate regular risk workshops ensuring robust tracking clear accountability and transparent reporting of mitigation actions.
• Own integrated project reporting in line with the project governance delivering actionable insights through performance metrics and early-warning analysis.
• Manage project-level change control by assessing impacts coordinating approval panels and ensuringtimely implementation within projectcontrolssystems.
• Coordinate baseline maintenance through regular Bottom-Up Forecasts with Delivery Partners ensuring audit-ready documentation and alignment.
• Ensure compliance withbest-practice governance and the National Highways Project Controls Framework including Stage Gate reviews and quality audits.
• Prepare and present comprehensive project controls evidence to assurance forums and senior stakeholders.
• Uphold adherence to ISO standards andrecognisedindustry frameworks such as the APM Maturity Model or P3M3.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you whether they are colleagues partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of thatyoullhave:

• Demonstrated experience of project controls on major (2bn) infrastructure or complex programmes
• End-to-end delivery experience across project lifecycles including planning execution and closeout
• History of working in multidisciplinary teams and interfacing with senior client contractor and supply chain stakeholders
• Demonstrated success in delivering projects on time and within budget under robust governance frameworks
• Practical experience with industry-standard controls systems (e.g. Primavera P6 Contruent RiskHive)
• Experience in regulated sectors (e.g. highways transport utilities energy aviation oil & gas) including projects transitioning from public to private funding models.
• Familiarity with ISO 21500/21508 IPA frameworks and APM best practices.
• Experience within integrated delivery models or joint ventures.
• Deep knowledge of project controls fundamentalscost schedule risk change reporting and baseline management.
• Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to interpret complex data and make effective decisions.
• Skilled at building stakeholder relationships and conveying information clearly.
• Proficiency in projectcontrolssoftware and reporting tools.
• Chartered status orrecognisedprofessional membership (e.g. APM PMI).

A place to work and so much more
At COWI we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity and sometimes even our courage to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you at work and at home.

With offices primarilylocatedin the Nordic region the UK NorthAmericaand India we are currently more than 7500 people who bring theirexpertisein engineering architectureenergyand environment into play.

What we also offer:
To us a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

Some of our benefits include:

• 28days holidayplus all UKbank and public holidays

• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities

• Private health care for you and your immediate dependents

• Flexible and hybrid working conditions

• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions

• Group personal pension scheme salary exchange

• Life assurance

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Corporate gym membership
  

Got more questions

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer please reach out toCiaran Gilfedderat.

Get to know us even better at our websitewhere you can learn more about our projects our strategy what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer.
COWIprovidesequal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity colour religion gender national originageor disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiringplacement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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