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Associate Director, Project Controls - Infrastructure

London, United Kingdom, gbFull-time2026-10-23 → 2026-11-09

Core

Deliver end-to-end project controls services for large, complex, and mega infrastructure projects, managing success criteria for time, cost, and performance.

Role type

Senior IC project controls director

Builds

Project governance, risk registers, performance dashboards, and change control processes for major infrastructure programmes

Domain

Infrastructure (rail, aviation, power, water/utilities, highways, defence)

Required skills

Project controls management, planning & scheduling, cost management, risk management, change control, information management, reporting, team mentorship, Primavera P6, Prism, Unifier

Preferred skills

Management qualifications, technical degree

Technologies

Primavera P6, Prism, Unifier

Responsibilities

Establish overall success criteria for contracts including time, cost, and performance parameters; Implement effective project governance, processes, and systems throughout the project lifecycle; Lead and facilitate inputs from cross-functional project controls team in a matrix environment; Maintain the risk register supporting evaluation and assessment of all risk components and variations; Monitor and apply performance management techniques including KPIs to improve project performance; Manage change control processes and advise upon project finances; Act as the key day-to-day project team interface ensuring client objectives are met within time and cost targets; Support the centre of expertise in developing and implementing the PMO project controls service

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team management