Project Controls Lead

3 weeks ago

Preston, United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Full time

Salary
- Salary starting at £64,117
- Job Reference
- NNL/TP/32602/1977
- Contract Type
- Permanent - Full Time
- Closing Date
- 14 December, 2023
- Job Category
- Project Management Authority
- Work Place Type
- Hybrid
- Location
- Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Posted on
- 22 November, 2023

**Job Introduction**:
Job Description for Project Controls Lead:
NNL is where your project management helps deliver our purpose. As part of our Project Management Authority, you’ll play a critical role in managing projects that deliver nuclear science to benefit society. Your project management skills and attention to detail will enable industry-leading scientists, engineers and analysts to work together to deliver unique projects using cutting edge technology. It’s a challenging role but it’s an opportunity to grow, adapt and develop new skills in a fast-moving area.

The NNL PMO team are looking for an individual who will be accountable for leading and managing the day-to-day operations, development, and support the growth of the Project Controls team. Responsible for the provision of Project Controls support services on NNL projects, and programmes. The role will include stakeholder interface with the Project Management Authority, to ensure smooth transition of information is supplied to establish effective reporting.

**Role Responsibility**:
Main Responsibilities for Project Controls Lead:

- Line management responsibility within the Preston Project Controls team, providing day-to-day leadership, mentoring and support as required ensuring that the portfolio PC services are being effectively discharged.
- Support the development and embed a Project Controls framework (aligned to the UK PMA and Delivery Operations delivery strategies) and drive the correct behaviours across the PC team; to maintain an effective Project Controls service to the NNL PM community.
- Oversee, motivate and monitor the performance of the Project Controls team, working with the ‘senior’ team to identify capability improvement and team development opportunities, addressing any performance gaps as required.
- Lead on Functional continuous improvement activities / initiatives relating to Project Controls operational governance procedures, processes, tools and systems.
- Attendance at, and provision of input into, Project Management Authority (PMO) Senior level management review meetings, and responsibility for the management of Project Controls related actions arising.
- Support and manage the Project Controls framework, systems and resources to deliver an effective cost control and reporting service to Project Managers and Sponsors within the portfolio.
- Provide senior-level Project Controls oversight on more complex NNL projects / programmes (Class 3 &4) and Risk Reviews / workshops as required, providing assistance to Project Managers as required to discharge their duties; leading on schedule risk analysis activities, and development of risk mitigation strategies to increase the chances of successful project outcomes.
- Ensure the generation of fully detailed project forecast cost estimates, work breakdown structures (WBS), and ‘quantity tracking’ tools / mechanisms, to enable projects to be delivered within a robust project controls framework.
- Implement effective project control techniques (in line with best practice), including where appropriate monitoring of ‘earned value’; cost and schedule variance; estimates at completion (EACs); critical path analysis, and risk, to deliver projects effectively.
- Prepare, monitor and forecast expenditure profiles and provide accruals where needed.
- Prepare cost and progress reports, including earned value analysis, identifying critical areas and trends and recommend recovery options; ensuring the accuracy of data.
- Communicate and report any current and potential issues to the Project Manager and key stakeholders (as required).

Essential Criteria for Project Controls Lead:

- Demonstrable experience of senior line management / leadership responsibility in a Project Controls delivery environment.
- Demonstrable experience of successfully delivering / leading Senior Project Controls services on complex projects / programmes / portfolios.
- Experience of involvement in strategic-level discussions and development of Functional / service delivery strategies.
- Ability to confidently present and converse at all level of seniority within organisations.
- Commercial awareness to support the Defence Portfolio.
- Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Project Controls Lead:

- A relevant qualification associated with one of the cost engineering / project controls professional bodies, e.g. AACE, APM, APMG International, ACostE, ECITB, and PMI.
- Demonstrable experience of developing systems of work; governance and

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