Senior Project Controls Lead

Bradford Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

In this Senior Project Controls Lead role, you will drive proportionate controls across a major capital programme within the Asset Delivery PMO. You will partner with delivery teams to monitor health, challenge performance and improve delivery through robust forecasting and change control. You’ll lead consistency in project control across sub-programmes, support junior colleagues, and present status to senior leaders. This is a chance to shape how a multi-billion-pound AMP8 programme is planned, tracked and governed. Join a mission-driven utility delivering critical services to millions while advancing your leadership in project controls.

Pay / Benefits

Competitive salary
Annual incentive bonus
Pension scheme with company contribution
25 days annual leave + 2 wellness days
Life assurance cover
Health and dental insurance options

Responsibilities

Drive proportionate project control processes across the programme and mentor junior team members
Facilitate regular delivery-team sessions to monitor health, challenge issues and drive improvements
Identify threats to performance and work with teams to mitigate risk
Ensure adherence to project control processes: forecasting, change control, RAID, milestone management
Draft programme status reports and present metrics to Senior Leaders
Coordinate with Project Planners to align forecasts and schedules
Ensure consistency of project control activity across multiple sub-programmes
Carry out assurance activities (Project Assurance Reviews, Post-Project Reviews) and report outcomes
Support development and rollout of project control training across the delivery community
Line management and development of Project Control Leads and more junior staff
Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the project control team
Provide training and guidance to enhance team capability
Collaborate across wider teams to build strong working relationships

Key requirements

Experience in a PMO environment with a focus on project controls
Ability to analyse project performance data and present to senior leaders
Experience enforcing control processes within large, complex programmes
Experience tracking and reporting cost, time and quality with solid project management knowledge
Strong understanding of financial reporting and project planning principles
Excellent communication skills and ability to coach others
Experience supporting colleagues to improve team capability
Ability to challenge undesired behaviours appropriately
Good IT skills and ability to use multiple systems
Ability to collaborate across wider teams