Programme Controls Directors

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Full time

**Your Impact**:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

Please note this role is available in Manchester, Birmingham and London

**About the Opportunity**

The Programme Controls Director will challenge, oversee and manage all programme and project controls (schedule, cost, risk, change and reporting) and optimally design, document (process and procedure) and maintain an integrated Programme Management Office, based around the fundamentals of Information Management and industry best practices. The Programme Controls Director is part of the Senior Leadership Team and will be responsible for all project control functions across the programme.
A strong programme controls leader, able to prioritise and lead an integrated project controls team with contractors and third parties in accordance with Contracts and the Performance Management Objectives (KPIs).

Able to manage activities and deliverables on time and within resource budgets to meet the programme controls requirements. Proactive in their approach to using digital technology, innovation, and creativity to establish fully functioning and appropriate Programme Management Office governance systems and processes to elicit better outcomes, realise projected benefits and reporting.

Collaborating with partners and colleagues across organisations to change sector thinking, standards, ways of working and act as an ambassador for climate response, safety in design and agile production to influence key stakeholders within the programme and wider industry.

The Programme Controls Director will be responsible for:

- Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the PMO Function Leads and delivery Project Controls teams to support the programme execution strategy.
- Establish the competency and capacity of resources to meet programme’s function and project controls needs.
- Participation in Programme governance committees, to shape strategies and outcomes.
- Lead the implementation of standardized Project Controls tools, procedures and processes required to support the management of all work on the programme: Development, Engineering, Procurement, Construction Delivery, Commissioning
- Implement the project controls assurance framework to ensure accurate management, integration and analysis of programme baseline, schedule, cost, risk, and change control aligned with the long term, medium term and day to day management goals.
- Build successful relationships with the delivery partners and ancillary contract partners to ensure their performance obligations are delivered safely, sustainably and to the required schedule, cost, and quality criteria.
- Collaborate with the delivery partners and ancillary contract partners to guide the specification and implementation of workflows and digital solutions to enable efficient data management and integration.
- Managing Programme Management Office services and assurance to the wider programme.
- Contribute to and adopt related industry best practices and standards.
- Strong communication skills to articulate a clear programme performance with good social, networking and presentation skills.
- Cultivates innovation - builds excitement in others to learn and explore creative options, challenging them to look for new ideas and innovative ways of delivering. A high level of intellectual curiosity, and passion to be part of shaping our future.
- Champion inclusion & diversity, capability development, our culture, and values

**Here’s what you’ll need**:

- Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field of study. Membership of a recognised professional institution /organisation preferably at a Fellowship level.
- Significant discipline/ industry presence recognised and valued by Jacobs’ clients at the national or international level
- Shape the direction of the project controls practice based on future-focused



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