Programme Controls Director - P&I - #149920

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As our Programme Controls Director, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and managing all programme and project controls, including schedule, cost, risk, change, and reporting

Your leadership will be instrumental in designing and maintaining an integrated Programme Management Office (PMO), leveraging industry best practices and information management fundamentals

You will spearhead an integrated project controls team, ensuring activities and deliverables are completed on time and within budget

Your proactive approach to digital technology, innovation, and creativity will drive better outcomes and reporting, influencing sector standards and practices

We Offer

Market rate salary We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience

Flexible Work Arrangements Benefit from hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations

24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days

Robust Pension Contributions We offer enhanced pension contributions up to 10% to secure your future

Comprehensive Health Coverage Single medical cover and Digital GP service, with options to add your partner and family

Family Planning Support Access to fertility healthcare and family planning services

Enhanced Parental Leave Enjoy enhanced parental leave pay and free membership to employee assistance and parental programs

Life assurance at 4x your salary

Income Protection Financial security in case of long-term illness or injury

Wellbeing Hub Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn

Professional Development We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities

Community Engagement Participate in charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations

About The Opportunity

As part of the Senior Management Team, you will

Provide leadership, guidance, and support to Programme Management Office Function Heads and Project Controls teams

Establish the competency and capacity of resources to meet programme needs

Participate in Programme governance committees to shape strategies and outcomes

Implement standardized Project Controls tools, procedures, and processes

Ensure accurate management, integration, and analysis of programme baseline, schedule, cost, risk, and change control

Build successful relationships with delivery partners and ancillary contract partners

Communicate programme performance effectively with strong social, networking, and presentation skills

This role could be based in either

London

Birmingham

Manchester

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Here's what you'll need

Experience in

Complex / major civil infrastructure programmes - you should have managed these as top dog!

Programmes valued in £bn rather than just £m

P3M3 whole life cycle

Presenting to Board level with major stakeholders

• Leading major PMOs of cost functions
  
  
  

Rolling out core applications across major programmes Primavera P6, Delta etc.

Active in the presentation circuit - you should be well known in industry circles

Also

Experience in delivering multi-partner, stakeholder, and capital projects in the infrastructure or transportation sectors

Proven experience in large-scale delivery in complex environments, recognised by clients at the national or international level

Expertise in programme management, including maturity assessment, start-up, and execution activities

Experience managing multi-disciplinary project teams at all project stages and the ability to work across cultures and remotely with global teams

Strategic consulting and business advisory services experience

Strong communication skills for articulating programme performance

Willingness to travel across the UK, Ireland, and potentially Europe

Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field of study, plus membership of a recognised professional institution, preferably at a Fellowship level

If you've got all of this, we definitely want to hear from you!

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Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. www.jacobs.com

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here https//www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity ;

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At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 45,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

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