Senior Project Controls Manager in Crawley

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects: Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Join us for an extraordinary opportunity. Be part of a major aviation project in the Greater London area that will redefine the future of air travel and delivery excellence. We're building a dynamic team to plan and deliver complex, high-impact work, at the heart of one of the region's most innovative and fast-moving developments. If you're motivated, hands-on, and thrive in the energy of large-scale infrastructure and aviation projects, this is your opportunity to thrive and make a real difference. Join a collaborative, fast-paced environment, where ambition, collaboration, and momentum drive success, and play a pivotal role in delivering transformation projects that will shape the future of aviation. The project scope includes planning, design, integration and delivery of major airfield infrastructure, buildings, systems and associated periphery infrastructure.

Job Summary: The Project Controls Manager applies project controls processes at project level, ensuring accurate and timely reporting across cost, schedule, risk and change management activities. The role supports effective performance monitoring and governance compliance. This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and may require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership.

Major Responsibilities:

• Apply project controls processes across cost, schedule, risk, change, commercial and reporting disciplines
• Maintain project-level baselines and forecasts aligned with governance requirements
• Apply and support Earned Value Management (EVM) processes
• Maintain and update project schedules and cost plans
• Perform cost variance analysis and support financial control
• Maintain project risk and opportunity registers and support QSRA/QCRA compliance
• Support commercial management activities and cost forecasting
• Administer baseline and change control processes
• Prepare and issue project performance reports and KPIs
• Coordinate corrective action plans with delivery teams
• Support audits, data validation and governance compliance
• Maintain data integrity and support digital tools such as Power BI
• Support integration of statutory and DCO commitments into project controls
• Champion health, safety, environmental standards and inclusive behaviours

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience in project management, engineering or related discipline
• Typically 5+ years’ experience in a project controls role on infrastructure projects (£50m+)

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven ability to deliver accurate cost, schedule and performance reporting
• Proficiency in project controls systems (e.g. Primavera P6, SAP, Power BI; Anaplan desirable)
• Good understanding of governance, baseline and change control processes
• Experience supporting commercial processes and NEC contracts desirable
• Professional certification or working towards APM, PRINCE2 or similar desirable

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