Project Controls Manager (Baseline Change) in Manchester

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A Little More About Your Role… The Project Controls Manager (Baseline Change) is responsible for ensuring that any change to the baseline is rigorously evaluated, governed and approved through established change control processes, preserving the credibility and integrity of the baseline. The baseline – encompassing scope, cost, schedule and risk – provides the integrated framework against which project performance is measured. The role acts as a subject matter expert in baseline management, applying deep knowledge and experience to design, embed and operate baseline change control processes. This includes coordinating and governing baseline change requests, ensuring that changes are consistently assessed across scope, cost, schedule and risk, and that approved changes are fully integrated into the project control environment. A core requirement of the role is experience supporting the development of cost budgets from first principles, including strong MS Excel capability to build, interrogate, and maintain cost models to support baseline establishment, change evaluation and informed decision-making.

Experience:

• Extensive knowledge of baseline management principles and practice, with proven experience applying them across scope, cost, schedule and risk on large-scale, complex projects or programmes.
• Strong working knowledge of project controls disciplines, including scope management, planning, cost control, and risk management, and how these are integrated into a single, coherent baseline.
• Demonstrated experience embedding and coordinating baseline change control processes, ensuring consistent application of change principles, thresholds, and approval routes to maintain baseline integrity.
• Proven experience supporting the development of fully documented and integrated baselines, working with project teams to establish credible and aligned control positions across scope, cost, schedule and risk.

What it takes to succeed:

What if you could shape a career as unique as you? At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself? With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us:

We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

What’s in It For You?

• Work-life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
• Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you tools to improve your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Our Virtual GP service provides access to a GP at a convenient time and place. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments, a Gymflex scheme with up to 40% off annual gym memberships, and a comprehensive menopause support package.
• Flex your time: To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
• Your development: We understand the importance of development and training to you. We foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

#WeAreWSP Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria; please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.