{"id":67058,"date":"2026-01-19T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/job-offers\/project-controls-manager-en-7373\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:55:00","slug":"project-controls-manager-en-7373","status":"publish","type":"systra_jobs","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/job-offers\/project-controls-manager-en-7373\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Controls Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><!---text--> <\/h2>\n<p><p style=\"margin: 0px\">Around the world, SYSTRA&rsquo;s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\">For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK &amp; Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Context<\/h2>\n<p><p style=\"margin: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\">We currently have an opportunity for a Project Controls Manager to join our engineering team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\"><span style=\"color: #0070c0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\">This position within our team will suit a committed and ambitious Project Controls Manager who can demonstrate strong leadership and interpersonal skills combined with commercial awareness and the ability to play their part in growing a dynamic high-performance team. With a focus on the design of High-Speed rail infrastructure it will include interaction around the UK and overseas, the post-holder will be part of a growing team of UK management staff delivering projects for a diverse portfolio of UK clients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt\">The Project Controls Manager will be accountable for the delivery of the programme controls on a project ensuring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience in Primavera and has managed large teams within a busy environment<\/li>\n<li>Experience in Cost\/ Programme Management and reporting<\/li>\n<li>Identifying, analysing and delivering solutions for the client and project team<\/li>\n<li>Robust, Accurate Reporting both internally and externally<\/li>\n<li>Good relationships are maintained with all external parties to enhance the reputation of the company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Missions\/Main Duties<\/h2>\n<p><p style=\"margin: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\">Working in collaboration with our designers and contract partners, the Project Controls Manager will be involved in a variety of tasks such as:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building relationships with limited set of common clients and maintain regular client contact.<\/li>\n<li>Represent Project Controls, attend and lead client progress meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Producing compliant programmes that are logically robust, cost and resource loaded and covers the full scope of work across all stages of the project.<\/li>\n<li>Provision of project performance data, project schedules and reports in a concise and timely manner<\/li>\n<li>Ensure all planning processes and procedures are fully implemented on the project<\/li>\n<li>Identify project risks, deviations and slippages; reports and communicates issues to senior members of the Project Controls and Project Management team.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the workload, prioritising and allocating work.<\/li>\n<li>Check programme achievements and provide constructive feedback, leadership and management.<\/li>\n<li>Analyse current and future workloads to ensure Planning commitments can be achieved<\/li>\n<li>Understanding various forms of contract<\/li>\n<li>Conduct Risk workshops and undertake Schedule Risk analysis, present results<\/li>\n<li>Ensure Earned Value Management processes are followed data analysis and trend analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Provide regular supervision to members of the Project Controls team as required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Profile\/Skills<\/h2>\n<p><p style=\"margin: 0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Member of APM (Desirable)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Degree qualified in Relevant Industry Subject<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36.0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Experience<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Experienced based skills in managing programmes and cost within major infrastructure projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Competent User of Primavera<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Understanding of multi-disciplinary co-ordination across major infrastructure projects and global design teams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Development of innovative programming and reporting solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Supervision \/ personal development of team members<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Skills<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">The ability to lead and develop project controls staff, both planning and cost<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Understanding of co-ordination across infrastructure projects and global design teams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Familiar with cost processes, including performance management and forecasting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Must be able to demonstrate the ability to produce Programmes and associated reports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Working knowledge of Primavera and associated Risk Analysis tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Working knowledge of all PC based Windows environments and Microsoft Office suite<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Report writing \/ presentation creation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">Civils design understanding would be an advantage<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><!---text--> <\/h2>\n<p>..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around the world, SYSTRA&rsquo;s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day. 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