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Project Controls Manager

Plymouth
1 month ago
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Company Description

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.

Every day, our 7,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimise the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked third in the world for nuclear engineering.

To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.

Job Description

The difference our new Project Controls Manager will make. 

As a Project Controls Manager you will have an exciting and pivotal role in the successful delivery of our most complex projects and programmes.

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.

Day to day you will work closely with both Project and Programme Managers whilst leading a team of project controls professionals. To achieve success in this role, you will also be expected to develop strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, including the project team, wider functional teams, suppliers and customers. In addition, you will be expected to support with on-going development of the Projects Controls capability within the wider Mission Systems business.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with a mix of days in the office and days at home, dependent upon business need.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the following key responsibilities and accountabilities:

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.
Provide regular management reporting both internal and external to the project to provide relevant, accurate and reliable information on the status and forecast of the project to enable project and programme manager to make informed decisions and provide an accurate view of the project status.
Interrogate subcontractor data related to project controls to inform the project PMB and monitor related delivery performance.
Gather independent evidence to provide confidence that the project is likely to achieve the success criteria.
Integration and alignment of project control toolsets, including where necessary across contract partnerships and relevant sub-suppliers.
Deputise for the Project Manager as necessary.
Establish a reliable and accurate Earned Value Management (EVM) system, and on-going generation and interrogation of earned value reports to enable reporting to be completed in accordance with the contract and the enable to project and/or programme manager to make informed decisions.
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 

Qualifications

An organised, confident communicator who also is self-motivated and the ability to transform complex problems into simple, elegant solutions. Capable of working across a portfolio of projects and business initiatives often at short notice.

You’ll need to have proven experience in a similar role with the gravitas to lead from the front.  You will also require good communication and influencing skills as you’ll work closely with many internal and external stakeholders.

We would also like you to have experience in a number of the following areas:

Experience in project controls on complex/major projects or programmes
Has 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
A clear focus on project outcomes and an ability to encourage others to strive for the greater good.
Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams, including external suppliers and customers.

Additional Information

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of this role the successful candidate will require SC clearance. To gain this they will be required to be a Sole UK national.

this role will be hybrid 2 to 3 days in the Bristol office

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter ! Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future

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