Project Director Project Controls in Birmingham

We are recruiting for a Project Director – Project Controls to join us across our offices Nationwide including Manchester, Birmingham, and London. The primary function of this role will be the management and delivery of Project and programme controls for clients, addressing actual budget and forecast costs to effectively capture the business and Project status. To support the business and project delivery in all aspects. The role will be part of the AECOM Integrated Programme Controls team and experience of delivery of PMO best practice in a consulting environment on infrastructure projects and programmes will be a key requirement of the role.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Manage the establishment of contractor requirements through early supply chain engagement to support the time, cost, and quality targets for the programme of works and monthly business reporting.
• Work closely with the Head of Integrated Programme Controls to improve/sustain operating policies to mitigate risk throughout the project and take a lead in the monitoring of risk policy adherence.
• Support the Head of Integrated Programme Controls by providing specialist advice and technical knowledge to respond to delays, issues, and other challenges throughout the project.
• Lead periodic correlation of schedule, cost, quality, and risk to drive expedient project delivery.
• Lead the coordination and communication of the period reporting cycle ensuring correlation to the Phase’s executive reporting lifecycle.
• Lead business reporting taking ownership for its quality and robustness and provide periodic project progress updates to the Head of Integrated Programme Controls and other senior stakeholders as required.
• Sustain governance processes and review policies to ensure they are in line with strategic business objectives.
• Lead a team by setting individuals’ objectives, reviewing performance, undertaking appraisals and providing ongoing feedback on a formal and informal basis, to ensure all staff are aware of what they are required to achieve and how they are performing against their objectives.
• Undertake self-assessment of procedural compliance, sharing lessons learned and best practice within the Project Controls community.
• Support Head of Integrated Programme Controls in preparation for and/or attendance at meetings to deliver market and strategy insights to Client’s Senior Commercial teams.

Requirements:

• Experience in Project Management or a Project Controls role within large, complex infrastructure or construction projects, preferably with a formal professional Project Management qualification.
• Knowledge of major infrastructure or construction projects (under NEC Forms of Contract), and of the context specifically surrounding Client and the consultation process.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and information flow in a matrix environment, possessing an aptitude to work across business areas and provide specialist advice as required.
• Experience of leading and motivating a team within a large-scale project environment.
• Possessing attention to detail always, with ability to solve complex problems / mitigate risks.
• Knowledge of public sector policies, processes and procedures and associated political impacts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised and accredited university or hold a project controls or management qualification (APMG Planning and Controls, Prince2, RICS, APM, MICE, CIOB).
• Proven experience and excellent working knowledge gained in a multi-discipline project environment within Cost Control or Planning & Scheduling.
• Experience in the implementation of Earned Value Management based Project Control systems, in accordance with relevant national standards.
• Practical ability to utilise critical project management concepts (e.g., EVM, project planning, risk analysis, configuration management).
• Proficient in Primavera P6, MS Project or other Planning software and PowerBI.
• Flexibility to travel and work in different sectors.
• Good people management and task facilitation skills.
• Technical professional with extensive project controls experience.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management.
• Working knowledge of current methodologies and tools related to managing projects.