Project Controls Manager

Project Controls Manager

Location: Manchester, Warrington or Derby with Hybrid Working | Salary: £60,000 - £78,750 base plus package

Why we need you

We need you to play a key role in guiding, challenging, and supporting our delivery teams across the SMR programme. As a Project Controls Manager, you'll bring together cost, schedule and risk information - helping senior leaders make informed decisions and enabling successful delivery across a major national infrastructure programme. You'll act as the conscience of the project: integrating data, ensuring accuracy, and providing meaningful insights that support continuous improvement. Working within the PMO and alongside planners, cost analysts, programme leaders and engineering teams, you'll be central to the flow of information across a complex matrix environment.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the collation, validation and integration of cost, schedule and risk information for internal reporting.
• Prepare, review and present performance reports to a range of stakeholders, offering clear insight and recommendations.
• Produce and manage KPI reporting, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Monitor project progress, costings, logic, resourcing and planning quality.
• Work closely with work package managers on monthly performance updates.
• Mentor and support a team of project controls professionals.
• Collaborate daily with functions such as Procurement, Commercial and Estimating.
• Support cost planning and contribute specialist expertise to delivery teams.
• Create reporting outputs in Excel (and ideally PowerBI).
• Champion positive culture and behaviours across the PMO.
• Promote a safe working environment aligned with training and instructions.

What you need to bring

We encourage applications from candidates who meet around 75% of the criteria there's no such thing as the perfect candidate. You'll bring experience in:

• PMO environments, monthly reporting cycles and enterprise reporting.
• Integrating data to produce meaningful project/programme performance insights.
• Communicating complex project information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Working collaboratively across matrix organisations.
• Cost and schedule management best practice.
• Running schedule development meetings, critical path analysis and monthly reporting inputs.
• Project-specific experience: Experience in client-facing environments.
• Experience administering NEC4 contracts (ideally Option C).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power Query and cost management tooling.
• NEC PM accreditation or CPD desirable.

Qualifications & experience

• Degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience working on large-scale nuclear or other major infrastructure projects.
• Membership of (or working toward) a relevant professional body such as APM, CaSA or RICS.

Who you'll work with

• Senior Project Controls Manager (line reporting)
• Planners and Cost Analysts
• Head of PMO, Heads of Programme and senior programme stakeholders
• Procurement, Estimating, Commercial and wider support functions
• Internal and external project partners and suppliers

What you'll get from the role

The chance to shape reporting and delivery performance for a nationally significant programme. Opportunities to influence senior stakeholders and drive decision-making. Leadership responsibility and mentoring opportunities within the PMO. A collaborative, inclusive culture focused on continuous improvement. Flexibility in working arrangements (including part-time options).

You'll receive a salary between £60,000 - £78,750, a £2,200 annual benefit allowance, 12.5% bonus opportunity, 6x pensionable life assurance, 50% income protection, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a £250 new joiner payment.

Pay Range

£60,000.00 - £78,750.00

Why Join Us

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you. Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Why Join Us

We're proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we're a strengths-based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love. We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls-Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents.

Our culture At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture. Find out more about our inclusion pledge.

Rolls-Royce SMR is a place where everyone can grow, so whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and help shape our culture.