Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£50,119 to £58,963 per year depending on skills and experience, plus a flexible benefits fund of 20% paid on top of base salary and fully pensionable

About the Role
As the Project Controls Manager, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the project baseline across scope, time, cost, risk and quality for a development or delivery area of the HS2 Programme. You will provide analysis of performance against the baseline, highlighting trends or risks to support decision making. Your role will support controls governance and change management to ensure all impacts to the baseline are assessed and managed effectively.

You will manage, support and coordinate project controls activities within the supply chain to assure the accuracy and quality of cost, risk and schedule information. You will analyse data and reports, providing insights and trends on performance and risks to aid decision making. You will manage the periodic correlation of schedule, cost, quality and risk to drive programme delivery and manage performance, including capturing and inputting cost data into HS2 systems.

Additional responsibilities include reviewing supply chain programme submissions, updating client schedules, managing risks with support from subject matter experts, coordinating the change management process, and ensuring compliance with reporting cycles and procedural standards. You will also manage assurance of Project Controls data and adherence to PMO and Project Controls policies, processes and standards.

As a functional line manager, you will provide performance management and objective setting support to your direct reports. You will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and support all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures related to EDI.

Experience
- Experience in project controls on projects or programmes
- Experience in one or more core project controls functions including baseline maintenance, schedule management, cost performance, change management, risk management and performance reporting
- Experience managing and controlling key Project Controls systems such as Primavera P6, Prism, CEMAR
- Experience facilitating and administering project performance reviews and presentations with stakeholders
- Experience managing or influencing governance forums including project change and investment boards with delegated decision-making powers

About you
- Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to define and prioritise objectives, analyse inputs, assess and challenge data, and define strategies
- Influencing and negotiating skills with the ability to be assertive without causing unnecessary conflict
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presenting at project level and confidently communicating project controls updates and processes to project and supply chain teams
- Facilitation skills to manage workshops, solve critical problems and provide clear direction on actions needed
- Data analysis skills to interpret data and produce accurate, timely and informative reports tailored to the audience
- Problem solving skills to identify issues, review information, develop and evaluate options, and implement solutions
- Commitment to behaving consistently with HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect
- Active promotion and embedding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work

Knowledge
- Knowledge of one or more core Project Controls disciplines including Schedule Management, Cost Management, Change Management and Risk Management
- Basic knowledge of baseline development and maintenance
- Basic understanding of Project and Commercial Management fundamentals including cost delivery and schedule targets

Qualifications
- No specific qualifications stated; however, relevant experience and skills in project controls are essential
- Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application as HS2 Ltd does not provide sponsorship