Project Control Manager

Job Description

Techniche Global are supporting an engineering defence contractor to appoint a Project Controls Manager.

Within this role, you will lead on the implementation and management of effective project controls measures relating to scope, cost, time, risk and quality. Utilising these measures, you will enable strategic performance analysis to be undertaken against the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), highlighting variances, trends and insights needed to inform effective decision making.

Key responsibilities:
Establish/maintain or adhere to the specific PC governance, processes and procedures across the project and in accordance with the related customer contract (where relevant).
Establish the Performance Measurement Baseline position in terms of

scope/cost/schedule

and the ongoing governance control of these.
Manage scheduling staff to develop, manage, revise, and analyse integrated project schedules including all phases of project execution, including contract partnerships and relevant sub-suppliers.
Undertake, or manage project controls staff to provide, cost management/change management/risk & opportunity management and document management provision.
Interrogate subcontractor data related to project controls to inform the project PMB and monitor related delivery performance.
Integration and alignment of project control toolsets, including where necessary across contract partnerships and relevant sub-suppliers.
Establish on-going and regular risk management process throughout the team, and risk reporting including schedule risk analysis in accordance with the contract
Support Integrated Baseline Reviews (potentially with Customer stakeholders) as required to build confidence in the Performance Measurement Baseline.
Develop and mentor staff to ensure succession planning is in place
Maintain all key project control documentation and update as necessary
Ensure effective configuration control is maintained at all times
Provide weekly and monthly Project Progress and Metrics Reports as appropriate for the project

Skills and experience:
Experience in project controls on complex/major projects or programmes
Knowledge of project controls approaches and practices, such as planning / scheduling management, cost management, risk management and analysis, performance management (i.e. EVM), change management and configuration control.
Experience of applying and assuring related project controls governance measures.
Experience in working with common project controls toolsets, such as MSP / P6, RiskHive, ERP / SAP systems etc
Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams, including external suppliers and customers.

Due to the security nature of the projects that this assignment will be working on, Babcock can only consider British Nationals for this role. The role will require Babcock to obtain SC Security Clearance and the criteria is Sole UK Nationals only.