Project Controls Manager

Role: Project Controls Manager

Position: Contract

Location: Bridgwater, Somerset

Duration: Ongoing

Max Pay: £568 pd (paye) or £750 pd (umbrella)

Build the Future with the UK's Largest Infrastructure Project

Rullion is proud to partner with one of the UK's most ambitious energy projects - Hinkley Point C (HPC) - in search of a highly capable Project Controls Manager to join the Safety and Schedule Assurance team.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your expertise in Project Controls.

The Role

Working as a Senior Member of an Integrated Project Controls team, our team aims to act as a centre of excellence for project controls implementation. We are the intelligent owners of the single source of delivery performance information, operating as an integrated enabler for the successful delivery of the HPC project.

We work as part of a matrix organisation supporting one of the following programmes/areas within the project: Central, Site, Engineering, MEH, Nuclear Island (NI), Conventional Island and Balance of Plant, Instrumentation and Controls, and Commissioning.

The role of Project Controls Manager is to act as a Senior Manager of the Project Controls team leading one of the above programmes/areas implementing the project controls strategy uniformly across the programme/area. They will act as an authority for the project controls team ensuring the implementation of project controls specific processes and framework. They will ensure governance arrangements for the Integrated Project Controls team providing effective reporting of project controls information in a timely and accurate manner, supporting others to achieve the same results and accepting accountability for the delivery within that programme/area.

The Project Controls Manager will provide expert advice and guidance to the Area Director and wider team to support the project to make effective and efficient decisions, increasing delivery certainty and stakeholder confidence by governing the project controls management process.

The Project Controls Manager will be required to engage and report at Executive level, provide governance and assurance on project controls management best practice across the project, deputise for the Head of Project Controls and direct workload and provide guidance to the Project Controls Engineers. The value of programme/area they could be involved in would range into the billions of pounds.

Principal Accountabilities

• Produce and maintain accurate estimates and change forecasts in alignment with the Cost Breakdown Structure or Work

Breakdown Structure (CBS/WBS) and delivery within their programme/area;

• Providing assurance of the maintenance of all project controls data, for the Programme/Area, within the Project Controls

software systems e.g. EcoSys, P6, ARM etc.

• Assurance of the delivery of reports to a defined reporting cycle, including commentary on key time-related drivers and

performance issues ensuring the quality of the output

• Delivers clear and concise insights to support robust decision-making utilising commercial and technical information to

influence decisions, at a Senior and Director level.

• Act as a role model for the effective collaboration with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve

mutually successful outcomes in keeping with the HPC project values of "Humility, Positivity, Respect, Solidarity and

Clarity" and culture of "Trust, Transparency and Teamwork"

• Acting as an expert in the application of fundamental project and business project controls principles and interfaces with

wider management processes, assuring that their programme/area applies these techniques.

• Ensuring the promotion and embedding a culture of good governance, risk awareness and compliance across the

organisation. Support the education of project controls reporting functionality and provide feedback and recommendations

for improvement.

• Effective collaboration, leadership and management of colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve

mutually successful outcomes.

• Ensure all Project documents, for their programme/area, in particular Sensitive Nuclear Information, are correctly

protectively marked, and protected in accordance with EDF policies and procedures.

• Proactively seeking to continuously improve Project Controls discipline performance by implementing best practice and

learning.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Able to deliver accurate and concise project controls insights to drive evidence-based decision making, utilising commercial and technical information, to influence project decisions and support the management of risks/opportunities.
• Understanding and/or practical experience of wider project controls disciplines enabling project controls management to be integrated with cost, schedule and risk, and provide assurance that project controls reporting and outputs of analysis aligns with other project data.
• Understands how the impact of changes/decisions may impact the programme/area delivery.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to facilitate project controls conversations with colleagues at all levels, including Executive and Director leadership.
• Effectively communicates complex issues and concepts (unique insights) in simple ways, to both technical and nontechnical senior audiences.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and delegate tasks to other team members.
• Possesses high work standards and sets ambitious, yet attainable goals. Constantly drives to streamline and simplify to deliver business value.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve mutually successful outcomes.
• Experience in line management, coaching and career development of junior members of teams.
• Minimum of Degree or equivalent qualification in project management, project controls, engineering, or another related

field

• Project Controls Specific Qualifications or equivalent
• Solid experience in a Project Controls team in a complex, highly regulated industry (ideally

nuclear or energy) working in a role, which requires active integration management and senior level influencing with multiple stakeholders.

• Proven leadership experience and experience of supporting a team to maximise the delivery of a team.
• Experience of working on a major construction project
• Experience of working in the Nuclear Industry or other highly regulated industry

Tools and Software

The jobholder will be expected to have expertise in the use and supporting training of others, of the following (or equivalent) software tools:

• Primavera P6 (Scheduling).
• Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access);
• ARM (Risks, Opportunities, Trends).
• @risk (QCRA).
• Safran (QSRA).
• Adobe Professional (Report Publishing)

Are you ready to be part of a project that's reshaping the energy landscape of the UK? This is your opportunity to make a significant impact on the construction of Hinkley Point C. If you have the skills and experience to lead this challenging endeavour, we want to hear from you.

What's in It for You

• Be Part of History: Work on the UK's first new nuclear power station in a generation.
• Scale & Impact: Over 22,000 workers contributing to a £36 billion project that supports 70,000+ UK jobs.
• Net Zero Future: Contribute to a project essential to Britain's low-carbon energy transformation.
• Career Development: Work in a multi-disciplinary environment with exposure to high-level planning and world-class logistics operations.

Application Information:

If this sounds of interest, please APPLY NOW with your CV and a cover letter highlighting your suitability for this exciting role.

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