Senior / Project Controls Manager - Berkshire

Senior / Project Controls Manager

Reference	215397SJF
Salary	Negotiable
City	Berkshire
Locations	South East,
Contract Type	Contract Full Time
Date Posted	03/09/2010

Job Description

Our client is currently searching for a Project Controls Manager or Senior Project Controls Manager to support the Project Manager on Major Projects.

MOD SECURITY CLEARANCE: SC or DV Clearance will be Required

Job / Role Purpose:

Accountable to the Head of Project Control Integration for the implementation of Project Controls policies and standards.

Accountabilities:

To support the project manager by managing the following functions:

- Estimating
- Cost Control
- Planning
- Risk
- Document Control
- Change Control

Specific Accountabilities:

- The safety of all staff for whom responsible;
- Visible commitment to safety improvement programmes and follows up accidents and injuries;
- Create and maintain a culture of zero accidents or incidents relating to occupational and personal safety, security, health issues, and environmental matters; &
- Communicating to employees and contractors the importance of meeting customer, statutory, regulatory and internal requirements.

Performance Delivery:

Estimating:

- Manage the Projects estimating requirements by utilising resources from the estimating core team; liaise with head of estimating assuring estimating plans are developed with agreed date and deliverables; &
- Ensure the project controls team supports the estimating function.

Cost Control:

- To manage the projects cost engineering discipline to comply with project controls procedures, processes and systems to ensure that quality and consistency of data is maintained. To contribute to improving the quality and performance of cost control processes and systems;
- To assist in the preparation of change control reports, identifying critical areas, and providing trend analysis and early warnings to the Project Services Function;
- To assist in the preparation of ongoing project reviews and providing advice on corrective actions; &
- Manage budgets are controlled within authorised funding limits and in accordance with financial procedures. Monitor trends monthly, provide analysis to the Project Team and invoke the project change control procedure invoked where required.

Planning:

- Manage the department of project schedules in accordance with the project work breakdown structure; ensure that project schedules are developed to support Three Point Estimating and Earned Value Management; &
- Assuring that project plans are regularly updated and within levels of certainty to allow effective monitoring, forecasting and control.

Risk:

- Ensure the project has an appropriate risk register and mitigation plan;
- Liaise with the Risk Manager to gain department support to facilitate monthly risk workshops; &
- Ensure that projects are closing out risks and introducing new risks as appropriate.

Document Control:

- Maintaining appropriate project document systems utilising the electronic document management system; &
- Ensure that the document control system is integrated with the design house.

Change Control:

- Responsible for ensuring that project conforms to the Change Control Process, in terms of liaison, communication and calculation of change notes and change orders;
- In addition the Project Controls Manager is required to ensure performance and compliance in accordance with the Quality Management System; &
- The Project Controls Manager will also be responsible for identifying resource needs in timely manner and for participating in the recruitment process.

Contract Interface Requirements:

- Ensure that standard Project Controls business requirements are met understood and embedded from both Contractor and Sub-Contractors into the systems; &
- Ensure that appropriate controls are in place and appropriately utilised to successfully deliver the project.

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

Matchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Job Details: Senior / Project Controls Manager