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Kent Recruitment

Project Controls Manager

Location
Woking, United Kingdom
Category
Project controls
Date Published
08/02/24
Status
Open

About you:

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If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:


We PLAY BIG

We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY

We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE

We are built on INFINITE THINKING


Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is recruiting a Project Controls Manager to join the team in Woking on a staff basis. In this role you will be responsible for providing a complete project control support and management to both Projects and Proposals either as part of a large project team or covering all planning and scheduling, cost and document control aspects on smaller projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Reports to the Project Controls & Business Director.
  • Manages planning, cost and document control functions.
  • Manages and leads all activities related to project planning and controls, cost management and reporting, contract administration and risk management across a programme of work.
  • Responsibilities typically include:
    • Project controls: reporting, forecasting and cost control.
    • Planning.
    • Document control.
    • Administration services, including secretarial and clerical services.
    • Translation services.
    • Variations.
    • Invoicing.
    • Project risk management.
    • Information management and systems.
  • Responsible for timely issue of project control deliverables and progress reports across all engineering projects.
  • Provide management leadership to all planning engineers, cost engineers and document control staff to plan, monitor, and control the execution of projects within the time and budget parameters, optimising resource utilisation.
  • Capable of performing duties with no direct supervision and within agreed schedules and budgets.
  • Supports the Project Controls & Business Director in developing process, procedures and practices to efficiently and effectively manage the engineering portfolio.
  • Support the Engineering Management Team in identifying issues that could limit progress or impact project budgets or quality of delivery. Interfaces with the client.
  • Analyse project requirements during setup and assist with level of appropriate controls needed for effective project delivery.
  • Oversee planning and scheduling on projects to ensure schedules are in line with the delivery requirements through the application of appropriate processes and procedures.
  • Develop systems and procedures for project control functions on the project, as and when there are additional requirements from the client in order to facilitate the process of project monitoring.
  • Maintain effective controls to ensure timely initiation, preparation of time and cost related variations and claims. Advises Project Controls & Business Director on compiling support documents for potential claims, prepares advance defence for issues that are likely to evolve during the execution of the project. Job Description | Project Controls Manager Page 3 of 4 Job Description.
  • Develop and maintain consistent project work breakdown structures and project control budgets across the portfolio of engineering projects.
  • Develop and ensure the department are maintaining appropriate standardised client and management cost reports, progress and schedule reports across all projects in line with the required reporting levels and requirements of the contract.
  • Ensure change control systems, evaluate discipline change notices, determine cost and schedule impact of all affected areas is implemented across all projects.
  • Ensure timely project reporting across all projects to an appropriate level of detail which gives early warning of adverse performance trends.
  • Support in the negotiation of contracts, subcontracts, agency, consultant, sponsorship, joint venture, consortium, bidding, confidentiality, MOU and other types and forms of agreements.
  • Supervise and develop contract pricing summaries for proposals as required.
  • Consult Quality Assurance with any quality issues ensuring compliance with ISO Quality procedures, Project Quality plan and Design Integrity processes and procedures. Coordinates Internal and Client audit requests and facilitates audit procedures of engineering systems within the department.
  • Capable of using initiative, knowledge and experience to recognise, highlight and address opportunities and threats as and when they emerge.
  • Perform related duties as and when instructed by direct supervisor.


Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

  • Capable of performing duties with no direct supervision and within agreed schedules and budgets.
  • Understands the project deliverables, milestones and required tasks and targets through the project progress measurement system.
  • Capable of using initiative, knowledge and experience to recognise, highlight and address opportunities and threats as and when they emerge.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. Please contact us confidentially at [email protected] to find out how we can support you.

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