Project Controls Standards Manager

• 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

• 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

Experience working for a client organisation operating a gated project process would be advantageous

• Annual leave starting at 25 days, which increases by one day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days
• 13 additional days off to be used flexibly
• 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
• Opportunity to purchase additional benefits
• Education and training
• Support, accelerating and directing your learning
• Completion of mandatory health and safety courses
• Training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs