Project Controls Manager - HVP in Carrington

Company Overview

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical and petrochemical, nuclear, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and biopharma, power and energy, utilities, renewables and food and beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs. We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance and decommissioning. This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Role Description

The Project Controls Manager will lead all project controls functions for their assigned project(s); including cost engineering, planning and scheduling, risk and opportunity management, earned value management, change management, document and information control, interface controls, progress measurement and performance management. They will establish, develop and lead a high‑performing team of project controls professionals to ensure effective project delivery through data‑driven insights, governance and control processes across the project lifecycle.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and manage an effective project control strategy whilst maintaining the project controls plan and associated procedures.
• Lead in the development and management of robust project programme / schedule(s) across all projects, inclusive of appropriate WBS structures / activity coding, cost & resource loading, critical path analysis, QSRA outputs and time risk allowances, progress updating & monitoring and all required reporting outputs.
• Establish cost control / cost engineering systems to monitor, control and report costs, working collaboratively with Commercial teams to meet contractual requirements.
• Risk Management leadership – establishment and periodic updating of risk register, active mitigation and drawdown / risk retirement management.
• Contract management support including development of bespoke and/or generic rules of credit, KPI development and monitoring, NEC programme acceptance management and production / assessment of compensation event impact schedules.
• Ownership of project reporting processes, including development / agreement of key performance indicators, project reporting calendars and reporting templates to be implemented.
• Collaborate with commercial manager, project managers and engineers to ensure project objectives are achieved within scope, schedule and budget constraint.
• Liaise with PMs/RDs to manage the provision of appropriate resources and expertise to successfully deliver the project control activities.
• Support the wider business with the identification and adoption of project controls best practices.

Specific Activities

• Review and approve prior to issuance all cost/planning information required for Monthly Project Board meeting.
• Undertake Quantitative Risk Management (QRSA / QCRA) to ensure the integration of appropriate time and risk allowances into schedules and estimates.
• Set up and lead the Project Control Meetings.
• Ensure robust monthly project updates to the project risk registers and value analysis processes.
• Manage the integration of programmes from various sources.
• Implement progress monitoring and productivity measurement.
• Define and issue the project work breakdown structure and estimating format.
• Monitor expenditure and adjust budgets in accordance with the project change control system.

Experience & Qualifications

• Knowledge and proficiency in P6 Primavera and risk analysis tools (PRA / Deltek Acumen Risk / Safran Risk etc.).
• NEC3/4 qualification or suitable experience.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written, plus strong analytical skills.
• 8 years of experience in a leadership role in project controls.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related fields and twelve (12) years’ experience in Construction Management, and/or ICostE, CEng, IEng.
• ERP system, estimating software, SAP PMO Experience.
• Knowledge or and experience using PowerBI and MS tools.
• Excellent communication skills.