Project Controls Manager

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: Our Rail Consultancy team is growing, and you’ll be working on some of the biggest, most iconic projects imaginable. It’s challenging, rewarding and will take your career to the next level. To do this role you’ll need energy, agility and an eye for detail – as well as being able to deliver for multiple clients every day. Join us and you’ll find a people first environment where you’re supported every step of the way and encouraged to build the career that’s right for you. Operationally manage project or programme controls work to deliver defined objectives. You will be responsible for delivering your scope of work in line with budgetary, compliance, regulatory and process controls, and will have deep technical knowledge and broad business experience. Ability to select systems and tools appropriate for the work, develop and implement project-specific processes and procedures. Develop and grow the service capability, contribute to delivery of client account plans. Role accountabilities: Oversee an agreed scope of work including the workload of a team or contractors; ensuring allocated work is completed/resources are fully utilised in order to deliver against an agreed programme of work. Work within established systems to independently produce schedules and cost plans and track and manage budgets, highlighting variances in order to produce management information · Deliver a number of small to medium scale project or programme controls work, ensuring appropriate use of resources and budgets to deliver the required scope of work within set deadlines. Present any project risks or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted, and ensure the delivery of project controls is compliant to standards. Provide advice to colleagues surrounding behaviours, to ensure adherence to internal and external compliance processes. Analyse and review a range of data to identify key existing and emerging themes and trends. Use own and others’ analysis to provide recommendations that support project decision-making. Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and analyse project controls processes and policies, providing insightful recommendations to improve processes and systems. Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration and ensure project/programme controls can be delivered to meet internal customer expectations. Advise senior management on issues relating to project controls, providing subject matter advice in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies. Liaise and collaborate with clients and stakeholders, in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and expectations Qualifications & Experience: Previous experience in Rail sector environment Relevant business experience across multiple sectors Management of small to medium sized project (AKA ‘core’ sized projects) and experience in major projects and programmes Commercial acumen and the ability to manage relationships with external stakeholders ‘Expert’ level expertise in service capability Knowledge of own community managed and an understanding of service and business lines Experience in managing business relationships at management level Bachelor’s degree or equivalent Relevant professional qualification or chartered status Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success. #LI-HP1 #LI-Hybrid