Project Control Manager
Morson Edge · Chorley, England ·
Project Controls Manager Location: Chorley, Lancashire Client Environment: Nuclear Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, worked over four days (Monday-Thursday no Friday working) Employment Type: Permanent or Contract Role Purpose Seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to lead the project controls function in support of a nuclear client based in Chorley.
The successful candidate will establish, lead and assure an integrated project controls framework across the project lifecycle, covering scope, schedule, cost, risk, change and performance measurement. The role will ensure robust baseline management, reliable forecasting, effective change control and accurate, auditable management information to support project governance and timely decision-making.
Working within a high-integrity nuclear environment, the Project Controls Manager will provide strong leadership, analytical challenge and independent oversight of project performance, ensuring emerging risks, trends and variances are identified, assessed and escalated appropriately.
Key Responsibilities Project Controls Leadership Lead and coordinate the project controls function, ensuring effective integration across planning, cost control, risk, change and performance reporting. Establish and maintain consistent project controls processes, procedures, standards and reporting frameworks.
Coordinate project controls resources and provide technical guidance to project delivery teams. Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, data integrity and continuous improvement. Planning, Cost and Performance Management Establish, maintain and assure approved project scope, schedule and cost baselines.
Oversee integrated planning, schedule development, progress measurement and critical path analysis. Monitor budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, cost performance and estimate-at-completion forecasts. Challenge performance trends, variances and underlying assumptions, ensuring corrective actions are identified and tracked.
Provide early visibility of potential schedule delays, cost pressures and delivery risks. Forecasting, Risk and Change Control Lead forecasting activities to ensure realistic and evidence-based assessments of project cost, schedule and delivery performance. Ensure project risks and o...