Project Controls Standards Manager

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Urenco is a global leader in the production of low carbon energy. We work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net zero world.

We’re looking for a Project Controls Standards manager. Based at our Capenhurst site, the purpose of the role is to ensure adequate and consistent standards in project controls in Urenco’s project portfolio. The Project Controls Standards Manager remit includes the proficient application of standards and responsibility for the project controls output in Urenco’s project portfolio.

This role forms part of Group Projects, Project Standards team, which provides standards and tools to Urenco, ensuring the appropriate direct project support is in place to effectively and efficiently manage the delivery of project expenditure. The Project Controls Standards Manager will assume functional accountability for the effective application of Urenco standards, and be responsible for project controls output for Urenco projects.
The Project Controls Standards Manager will provide subject matter expert consulting, advice and instruction. The role will be accountable for the development and maintenance of Urenco’s processes and procedures for project controls.

At Urenco we’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what were looking for, please still apply. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training and development experiences. Along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

What you’ll do:

• Act as subject matter expert for project controls, with a particular focus on cost management and reporting within a project controls framing, maintaining a high level of quality control and promoting a culture of accountability
• Be a strong project manager when needed, challenging resistance and making sometimes tough decisions for the best interests of the function and being a diligent custodian of the role and wider function
• Maintain an overview of subject matter expert skills and competencies and provide development of project support resources both contract and staff
• Ensure alignment between the business objectives and the project control standards, ensuring approval of processes which are deviations and exceptions from standards
• Be responsible for maturing existing processes and putting new processes, policies and procedures in place around all areas, including training, new system integration, planning, risk, estimating
• Leveraging experience from a number of industry sectors and continuously scan the international market for good practice, analysing developments and assessing how they can be exploited by Urenco to further value creation/delivery/capture/protection

What do you need to thrive in this role?

• Relevant qualification and evidence of project management acumen ideally backed up with a qualification
• Experience managing change and overcoming resistance
• Demonstrable experience working within the entire project lifecycle, from concept development to hand-over. Experience working for a client organisation operating a gated project process would be advantageous
• A proven background in a project controls management role and/or a solid background in an aligned job family such as project management
• A particular flair for shaping and leading cost management and reporting processes
• Experience mentoring, training and helping and managing the integration of new processes and procedures such as new software packages or ways of working
• Being able to act as authority and give sound advice and instruction within a wide role remit as and when needed
• Familiarity with software such as Primavera P6, SAP/SAP S/4HANA, MS Project and reporting software

What can you expect from us?

More than just a job, we offer a future. More than just a place to work, we provide an opportunity to prosper. As an employee of Urenco you will receive:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days, which increases by one day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days. In addition, you will accrue 13 additional days off to be used flexibly. There’s also a newly added scheme for buying and selling holiday, up to 5 days.
• A diverse range of family friendly policies.
• A generous bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme with up to 16% employer’s contribution.
• Single private medical and dental cover.
• Flexible benefits package including life assurance and income protection. In addition, you’ll have an opportunity to purchase additional benefits that suit your lifestyle and take advantage of tax and NI savings.
• Education and training we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning. As well as the completion of mandatory health and safety courses, training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce
As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany, and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our talent acquisition team know.

Because together, we are one Urenco. We are enriching the world. And enriching your future