Full-Time DE&S Project Controls Manager
Job Description
Salary
£34,850 – £41,000 per annum (plus benefits). Internal candidates/existing Civil Servants should refer to the Further Information leaflet for salary details.
Job description
We have a range of exciting vacancies available across within DE&S for L3 (PII) Project Controls Managers.
This post represent a real opportunity to be involved with the continual development of best practice within DE&S Project Controls environment.
This position will be the “”right hand “” to the project/programme manager and is responsible for delivering the Project Controls across a variety of high value and complex projects and portfolios. As a Project Controls Manager
Responsibilities
Successful candidates will take lead roles within the Project Controls Management function to provide robust support across a variety of high value and complex projects and portfolios.
You will be responsible for setting and maintaining performance measurement baselines; directing and integrating all aspects of Earned Value Management (EVM); cost management; estimating; scheduling and risk management; providing analysis of progress and driving agreed recovery actions.
You will:
• Have experience of managing and delivering programme and Project Controls.
• Have responsibility for the management of a Project Controls team and employees.
• Be able to interpret complex data and communicate it to the delivery team.
• Offer strategic advice and communicate with senior stakeholders on complex issues regarding project performance
In person, you will possess good interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills with experience of working collaboratively with teams, across functions and with all levels of the delivery teams.
These roles would suit Project Controls professionals with proven track record either in supplier, consultant or client-side roles; ideally with a background in delivery projects through the stages of design, procurement and construction/production.
A background in the defence sector is not a prerequisite as we welcome applicants from a broad spectrum of industries and sectors.
Please note that you may be considered for similar positions at the level below the advertised role.
What you will be assessed against
To be found successful you will possess rounded experience of Project Controls Management and have expertise in at least 2 of the following essential criteria:
• Cost Control / Estimating
• Performance Management / EVM
• Project Risk and Risk Analysis
• Planning and Scheduling
• Project Delivery
It would benefit your application should be able to demonstrate the following desirable criteria:
• APM RPP, CCAB or a technical / business degree
If you are invited to an interview, you will be assessed against the following technical competencies:
• Controlling a Project
• Change Management
If you are invited to an interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours:
• Leadership
• Communicating and influencing
What’s in it for you?
You will receive a generous benefits package including market leading employer pension contributions of around 21% of your salary (not including any personal contribution), annual bonuses, a flexible working pattern to fit you where possible, 25 days holiday +1 additional day every year you work up to 30 days with opportunity for movement and promotion. Some of our sites include an onsite gym, onsite restaurants, cafes and much more.
Find out more about what we offer by clicking here or by using ‘The Little Book of Big Benefits’ booklet PDF at the bottom of this page.
Applicants should be aware that any move across the Civil Service may have implications on an employee’s ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.
About your team
The Project Controls Function is responsible for providing the right information, at the right time, to support better-informed decisions. Driving accountability, responsibility and efficiency across DE&S, our Project Controls teams are involved in all phases of every project helping to predict and oversee the time and cost management of these projects. From Estimating, Risk Management and Cost Control, to Planning and Scheduling and Project Controls Management, our people are crucial to the successful delivery of our work.
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Benefits
Please find ‘The Little Book of Big Benefits’ attached or click here
This post is not eligible for relocation allowances.
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