Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£36,000 to £42,350 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, a flexible benefits fund of 20% is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, along with a range of competitive benefits.

About the Role
As the Assistant Project Controls Manager, you will support the development of the project baseline across scope, time, cost, risk, and quality for a development or delivery area of the HS2 Programme. You will analyse performance against the baseline, highlight trends or risks, and support decision making. The role includes supporting controls governance and change management to ensure all baseline impacts are assessed and managed effectively.

Your responsibilities will include supporting and maintaining an integrated baseline, coordinating project controls activities within the supply chain, analysing data and reports to provide insights on performance and risks, and supporting periodic correlation of schedule, cost, quality, and risk to drive programme delivery. You will review supply chain programme submissions, update client schedules, and support risk identification and management by leveraging specialist advice.

Additionally, you will coordinate the change management process, support the periodic reporting cycle ensuring compliance, undertake self-assessment of procedural compliance, and share lessons and best practices within the Project Controls community. You will also support assurance of Project Controls data and adhere to PMO and Project Controls policies, processes, and standards.

HS2 Ltd is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and expects you to actively promote and embed EDI principles in your work, supporting all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures.

Experience
- Experience in a project controls role
- Experience in one or more core project controls functions including baseline maintenance, schedule management, cost performance, change management, risk management, and performance reporting
- Experience supporting facilitation and administration of project performance reviews and governance meetings
- Proficient in Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or equivalent

About you
- Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate, develop relationships, and influence without causing unnecessary conflict
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues, review information, develop options, and implement solutions
- Ability to analyse and interpret data and produce accurate, timely, and informative reports tailored to the audience
- Presentation skills including delivering project-level presentations, supporting workshops to solve critical problems, and producing and presenting documents and reports to project and supply chain teams
- Knowledge of fundamentals in one or more core Project Controls disciplines: Schedule Management, Cost Management, Change Management, and Risk Management
- Basic understanding of Project and Commercial Management including cost delivery and schedule targets
- Commitment to behave consistently with HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect
- Willingness to actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work

Qualifications
Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application. HS2 Ltd does not provide sponsorship. Offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.