Project Controls Manager - Energy & Natural Resource Full-Time in Warrington

Job Description

Due to increased opportunities and demand in the Energy & Natural Resources division, the North West team is recruiting Project Controls Managers to join a diverse and supportive team during a period of significant growth. Our nuclear client is at the forefront of industry-leading change, and we are keen to speak to like-minded individuals with senior project planning, cost control and/or risk management experience at team management level. Candidates must be present in our client office in Warrington for 3 days per week.

The main purpose of the role is to lead cross-discipline teams of project controls professionals to deliver effective, consistent, assured and value-adding project controls services to our nuclear client across diverse and complex programmes.

Key accountabilities

• Lead cross-discipline teams of project controls professionals to drive delivery of robust and effective project controls services and continuous improvement in project controls processes.
• Create efficiency and increase benefits to the nuclear client by defining and implementing project controls approaches across the project, programme and portfolio levels to allow effective decision making at all levels.
• Define and implement effective governance and assurance processes around project controls products.
• Adhere to NEC or FIDIC contract processes for management of project controls data and deliverables.
• Work with the client to develop relevant breakdown structures, support scope definitions and, in turn, develop project controls products with the client team and senior professionals.
• Define scaled, tailored and integrated approaches for project controls and document these (for example in a Project Control System Definition).
• Define the scope through identification and management of exclusions, assumptions, interfaces and dependencies, and coordinate scope decomposition.
• Work with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust, accurate performance measurement baseline and manage the change control process.
• Work with Project and Commercial Management to establish the Supplier Project Controls contract requirements, then collaborate with suppliers to integrate and analyse their performance data.
• Ensure scope, cost, risk and schedule integration and alignment, and analyse performance data to provide delivery insight and facilitate delivery decisions.
• Train and coach client team and less experienced project team members on performance and reporting management processes and practices.
• Assure the quality, accuracy and integrity of the Project Controls team’s output.
• Undertake line management activities including career development and performance management.
• Interact with senior management and leadership members when delivering updates on performance management within a complex project/programme environment.
• Guide the team on appropriate use of systems and tools (such as Primavera P6, Power BI, Excel) in relation to performance management, analysis and reporting.
• Work to make positive change happen by embracing challenges and opportunities for the client.
• Effectively connect and communicate with people to collaborate to deliver our best work.
• Bring out the best in everyone by helping the team reach its potential through proactive collaboration and effective teamwork, working with empathy and treating everyone with care and respect.

Qualifications

• Obtain BPSS level security clearance.
• Member of a relevant professional body (e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute).
• Practical experience of integrating project controls disciplines and the ability to assess team maturity and ways of working.
• Experience using project controls software (Primavera P6, Active Risk Manager, Ecosys, etc).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to make risk-based decisions where parameters are unclear and judgement is required.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mobilise, inspire and lead by example.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Ability to navigate through conflict situations and defuse tension.
• Desire to work within the nuclear sector.

Additional Information

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.