Project Controls Manager

Join us on the M25, a major infrastructure project with an exciting 15 years still to run—offering not only a dynamic and rewarding role but the stability of long-term opportunity. In this key position, you’ll be at the heart of delivering accurate, timely, and insightful reporting that helps drive the success of our investment programme and contract performance. You’ll collaborate closely with experts across Commercial and Planning to ensure our reporting is consistent, aligned, and adds real value—both internally and to external stakeholders. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your skills in a forward-thinking, supportive environment. You’ll have the chance to lead on continuous improvement, drive innovation through automation, and shape the future of how data and performance reporting supports critical infrastructure delivery. Based in Leatherhead, this permanent role offers both stability and the chance to make a lasting impact on a nationally significant project.

What You’ll Be Doing

• As Project Controls Manager, you’ll play a key role in shaping how performance and progress are measured, shared, and improved across one of the UK’s most high-profile infrastructure projects.
• You’ll lead with purpose, bringing clarity to data and empowering teams to make informed, timely decisions.
• Designing and continuously improving reporting tools that track delivery performance and contractual compliance.
• Producing high-quality reports at project, programme, and portfolio levels, ensuring data is accurate, timely, and meaningful.
• Supporting contractual compliance through insightful reporting on key performance metrics, helping to drive accountability and reduce risk.
• Championing automation to streamline reporting processes, minimise errors, and improve efficiency.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders to understand their reporting needs and use feedback to make continuous improvements.
• Ensuring that follow-up actions from reports are clearly tracked, assigned, and updated.
• Leading and developing a small team of Performance Analysts—setting clear goals, encouraging growth, and fostering a culture of excellence.
• Introducing and embedding Change Control processes within the PMO, including managing a central Project Change Register.
• Developing and launching a best-practice Project Risk Management framework across the programme.

Who We’re Looking For – Key Requirements

• A degree in a technical or engineering discipline.
• Experience working across multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong data handling skills, with the ability to identify key insights and trends.
• Proficiency in analysis and reporting tools.
• Leadership experience in complex, infrastructure-focused organisations.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience in driving and managing change effectively.
• Knowledge of the highways infrastructure sector and its key stakeholders (preferred).

We welcome applications from individuals with transferable skills and a passion for delivering meaningful work in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

Location: This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximise team collaboration on the project, we offer flexible working where you will typically be working from your base CPS office, Leatherhead, Dartford or South Mimms up to three days per week and two days from home.