Project Controls Manager

Granite Consulting is recruiting on behalf of our client for a dynamic and forward leaning organisation in the public sector.

They are implementing and showcasing a change of approach within their organisational structure and are implementing AGILE into both project management and the technical space.

The rate for this role is GBP600/day

Location is South West

Contract duration is 12 months plus optional 6

SC Clearance is preferable but can be obtained if not held

Your responsibility will be to impart knowledge, introduce processes and best practice into a reshaping team delivering capability into multiple areas.
An exciting opportunity to be part of an organisation working differently from the rest of this public sector body.

You will:

a. Provide production of reporting detail on status and quality of project plans on a monthly basis.

b. Provide evidence to support robust governance/reporting ensuring consistent regular submissions to ISS & SRO.

c. Ensure risk and resource adjusted plans are produced and delivered.

d Provide evidence for decision making, identifying shortfalls in resources utilising technical and project management staff.

e. Provide effective planning and scheduling & monitoring and development of delivery schedule. Maintaining quality of schedule to meet ISS policy standards.

f. Support timely business/commitment case generation.

g. Provide effective stakeholder management and documentation as required.

Skills & experience required are:

• Proven experience in working within a programme of similar size and complexity.
• Expert level user of Microsoft Enterprise Project Management solution with experience of managing programme dependencies, baselining and tracking.
• Evidence of producing EPM plans against AGILE projects and can circumvent or overcome the associated challenges.
• Work-shopping; ability to lead small to medium sized groups of stakeholders to extract relevant schedule information to feed into schedules.
• The ability to work under pressure and adhere to challenging time-scales.
• Proven organisational skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Reporting; ability to gather, analyse and present accurate, consistent messages to senior management boards.
• Experience in liaising with industry partners.
• Experience of dealing with remote groups of stakeholders and managing expectations and communications between disparate groups.
• Experience in working in a large scale change programme.

Suitable candidates should apply ASAP