Associate Director - Project Controls
Role Overview
Leads PMO and Project Controls services, providing strategic guidance, line management and cross-discipline support.
Works across centres of excellence, hubs and international teams to improve consistency and performance across commissions.
Key Skills for This Role
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Leads PMO and Project Controls services, providing strategic guidance, line management and cross-discipline support.
Works across centres of excellence, hubs and international teams to improve consistency and performance across commissions.
Responsibilities
- Lead PMO and Project Controls performance, strategy and governance across commissions.
- Champion safety, wellbeing, inclusion and responsible delivery.
- Deliver projects through clear planning, quality systems and stakeholder collaboration.
- Supervise change and commercial performance; lead teams to achieve KPIs and share best practice.
- Advise clients, consultants and project teams.
- Direct cost, schedule, change, risk, reporting and baseline management.
- Lead, mentor and resource high-performing teams, promoting service excellence and net-zero outcomes.
Experience and knowledge
- Significant PMO and Project Controls leadership experience on major construction projects and in management consultancy.
- Experience establishing PMO and Project Controls management or assurance frameworks and strategies.
- Expert knowledge of PMO and Project Controls tools, techniques and software; comprehensive knowledge of risk-related tools.
- Practical knowledge of Power BI and other reporting tools.
- Strong understanding of construction projects, lifecycle dependencies and management consultancy.
- Deep PMO and Project Controls leadership knowledge across multiple sectors, such as rail, highways, nuclear, public sector or hospitals.
Qualifications and professional development
- Relevant university degree, such as construction or engineering, or equivalent.
- Chartered status or membership of a relevant professional institution, such as the Association for Project Management.
- Management of Successful Programmes/P3O/P3M3 accreditation is listed.
Professional capabilities
- Strong communication, relationship management, presentation, analytical, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Leads, coaches and mentors others; promotes collaboration, inclusion, learning and continuous improvement.
- Adapts to changing priorities, explores innovative approaches and supports adoption of new technology.
- Acts ethically and responsibly and builds effective internal and external stakeholder relationships.
Workplace
- The listing is tagged on-site; flexible and hybrid arrangements may be discussed if suitable for the role.
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