Project Controls Manager

6 days ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Amentum Full time
Job Description

Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics.

Our Project Controls team is seeking an experienced Project Planner to join their team.

As the Planner, you will be responsible for the planning function within the Project Controls team and acting as the Planner on one of our major programmes. Your primary objective will be to drive toward the accomplishment of defined goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain the Programme Schedule, ensuring vertical and horizontal integration of project-level schedules.
  • Develop and ensure consistent application of the planning process to define, maintain, report, and control schedules at all levels of the Programme.
  • Plan, schedule, coordinate, and oversee the work of all Project Controls activities at programme level.
  • Identify interfaces and establish performance measurement baselines to record and track progress on schedules. Produce progress reports showing variance against the baselines.
  • Ensure the project month-end reporting process is supported and achieved by the project teams.
  • Lead and motivate a team of Project Planners, ensuring they have the required core competencies in the use of planning techniques. Provide presentations, coaching, and facilitation in the use of Primavera software.
  • Provide expert input at planning workshops and represent time issues at programme level.
  • Apply critical path and Schedule Risk Analysis.
  • Support Project Managers and Project Planners in schedule development and in managing the alignment of scope, time, and cost.
  • Oversee project schedule review meetings and ensure alignment and consistency with cost management function.
  • Lead the development of work breakdown structures and ensure that project coding is effectively used for all cornerstone applications.

Requirements:

  • Ideal degree qualification in engineering, construction, business, or a related field, or demonstrated equivalent and related experience.
  • Proven experience with engineering, procurement, and construction projects, ideally in Major Utilities or construction arena. Experience with operating industrial facilities is advantageous.
  • Solid and provable experience with cost, schedule responsibilities, and ability to perform detail-oriented work are required.

Desirable Skills:

  • Knowledgeable and experienced in utilizing and administering Oracle Primavera P6.
  • Expert knowledge using Excel.
  • Knowledge and experience utilizing Cost Management Tools (Costpoint, SAP, etc.).
  • Working knowledge of word-processing and integrated software applications.

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