Senior Project Controls / PMO Lead

A major, regulated infrastructure organisation is investing heavily in a multi-year capital programme and is strengthening its PMO / Project Controls capability.We're recruiting a Senior Project Controls Lead to provide controls leadership across a complex programme of work, ensuring disciplined forecasting, change control, governance and assurance.This role suits a Project Controls professional who enjoys being close to delivery teams, can confidently challenge performance, and can translate cost / schedule information into clear insight for senior stakeholders.What you'll be doing:

• Embedding proportionate project control processes across a defined programme / workstream
• Leading regular performance and "project health" sessions with delivery teams, bringing challenge and supporting solutions
• Ensuring robust adherence to controls including financial forecasting, change control, RAID, milestone management and progress measurement
• Producing programme status reporting and presenting key messages and trends to senior leaders
• Supporting an integrated approach across cost and schedule, working closely with planners to keep forecasts and plans aligned
• Delivering assurance activity (project assurance reviews / post-project reviews) and tracking actions through to closure
• Coaching and developing project controls colleagues, including line management where required
• Driving continuous improvement and helping to develop and roll out project controls training across the delivery community

What we're looking for:

• Strong experience in a PMO / Project Controls environment within a large, complex programme
• Proven ability to analyse performance data and communicate clear insights to senior stakeholders
• Experience enforcing governance and control processes (and improving adherence where needed)
• Solid understanding of financial reporting and project planning principles
• Confident communication style with the credibility to challenge constructively
• Comfortable working across multiple systems and collaborating with varied teams

Desirable experience (not essential):

• Background in regulated infrastructure, utilities, construction or similarly complex delivery environments
• Exposure to complex commercial / contractual challenges (NEC experience beneficial)
• Primavera P6 knowledge

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