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Job Description
Salary: Base salary: £40,750pa to c.£50,950pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 20% which is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
As a Project Controls Manager, you will be responsible for the development of the project baseline across scope, time, cost, risk and quality for a development or delivery area of the HS2 Programme, providing analysis of performance against the baseline and highlighting any trends or risks to support decision making. It will also support controls governance and change management to ensure all impacts to the baseline are assessed and managed.
About the role:
* To be responsible for developing and maintaining an integrated baseline across scope, time, cost, risk and quality and track performance for project and contract.
* To be responsible for managing, supporting and coordinating project controls activities within the supply chain, for projects or contracts to assure the accuracy and quality of cost, risk and schedule information being captured.
* To be accountable for analysing the data & reports submitted and providing insights and trends on performance and risks to support decision making.
* To be responsible for managing the periodic correlation of schedule, cost, quality and risk to drive expedient programme delivery.
* To be responsible for reviewing supply chain programme submissions and updating client schedules.
* To be accountable for managing risks for a development or delivery area of the HS2 Programme.
* To be responsible for supporting and coordinating the change management process.
* To be responsible for managing the coordination and communication of the Period reporting cycle.
* To be responsible for managing the assurance of Project Controls Data.
* To be responsible for providing functional line management, performance management and objective setting support to direct reports.
* Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
About You:
Skills:
* Prioritisation - Ability to define and prioritise objectives and assess data.
* Influencing & Negotiating Skills - Ability to be assertive without causing unnecessary conflict.
* Effective verbal and written communication skills.
* Facilitation - Ability to manage workshops to solve critical problems.
* Data analysis - Ability to analyse and interpret data and produce accurate reports.
* Problem Solving - Ability to identify problems and develop solutions.
Knowledge:
* Knowledge of one or more of the core Project Controls disciplines.
* Basic knowledge of baseline development and maintenance.
* Basic knowledge of Project and Commercial Management fundamentals.
Type of experience:
* Experience in project controls on projects/programmes.
* Experience in core project controls functions.
* Experience in managing and controlling key Project Controls systems.
* Experience of facilitating project performance reviews.
* Experience of managing governance forums.
About Us:
High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the scheme will shorten journey times between major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.
HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff.
HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by following safe working procedures.
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