Project Controls Manager

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 36, 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 worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.Role description:Our Rail Consultancy team is growing, and youll be working on some of the biggest, most iconic projects imaginable. Its challenging, rewarding and will take your career to the next level. To do this role youll need energy, agility and an eye for detail as well as being able to deliver for multiple clients every day. Join us and youll find a people first environment where youre supported every step of the way and encouraged to build the career thats 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 Bachelors degree or equivalent Relevant professional qualification or chartered status