At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead project controls for a major data centre programme and drive performance.
- Company: Well-regarded consultancy with a focus on strategic leadership.
- Benefits: Competitive contract rate, hybrid working, and long-term career development.
- Other info: Opportunity to work on complex projects with a strong team environment.
- Why this job: Take ownership of a significant programme and influence key decisions.
- Qualifications: Experience in project controls, planning, cost management, and stakeholder engagement.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 85000 £ per year.
An independent and well regarded consultancy is seeking an experienced Senior Project Controls Manager to lead project controls activities on one of the country's largest and most complex data centre programmes. This is a strategic leadership opportunity for an experienced project controls professional who can drive performance, provide assurance, and establish robust controls frameworks across a large-scale, multi-disciplinary project environment.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, and client leadership, you will play a key role in ensuring programme objectives are achieved through effective planning, cost management, risk management, and performance reporting.
The Role
As Senior Project Controls Manager/ PMO Lead, you will be responsible for leading the project controls function, ensuring the successful integration of planning, cost, risk, change, and performance management activities. You will provide leadership to project controls teams, establish best-practice processes, and deliver the insight required to support critical programme decisions at both project and executive level.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of integrated project controls across major programmes
- Establish and maintain effective cost, schedule, risk, and change management processes
- Develop programme-wide reporting frameworks and performance management systems
- Provide strategic insight and assurance to senior stakeholders and programme leadership
- Drive earned value management and performance measurement activities
- Lead, mentor, and develop project controls teams across multiple workstreams
- Ensure compliance with contractual, governance, and reporting requirements
- Work closely with planning, commercial, project management, and delivery teams to support successful programme outcomes
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and project controls maturity enhancement
Candidate Requirements
- Proven experience leading project controls functions on major data centre projects or programmes
- Strong background across planning, cost management, risk, change control, and performance reporting
- Experience operating within complex infrastructure, engineering, construction, or major programme environments
- Strong understanding of NEC contract frameworks and programme governance
- Proficiency with project controls tools including Primavera P6, with experience of reporting and visualisation tools such as Power BI advantageous
- Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and client leadership teams
- Previous experience managing and developing high-performing project controls teams
What's on Offer
- Contract outside IR35.
- Hybrid working arrangement
- Opportunity to work on one of the UK's most significant major data centre programmes
- Strategic leadership position with high levels of stakeholder exposure
- Long-term programme pipeline and career development opportunities
If you are an experienced Project Controls Manager looking to take ownership of a major programme and lead a high-performing project controls function, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you. Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
Senior Project Control Manager employer: Infraspec
As a leading independent consultancy based in London, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to excel. With a focus on professional growth, we offer extensive career development opportunities and the chance to work on one of the UK's largest data centre programmes, all while enjoying the flexibility of hybrid working arrangements. Join us to be part of a strategic leadership team where your expertise will drive impactful results and shape the future of project controls.
