You will challenge, oversee and manage all programme and project controls (schedule, cost, risk, change and reporting) and optimally design, document (process and procedure) and maintain an integrated Programme Management Office, based around the fundamentals of Information Management and industry best practices. The Programme Controls Director is part of the Senior Leadership Team and will be responsible for all project control functions across major programmes.
In this role, you will:
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the PMO Function Leads and delivery Project Controls teams to support the programme execution strategy.
• Establish the competency and capacity of resources to meet programme function and project controls needs, develop the team to high levels of performance
• Leading a high-profile strategic and sensitive initiatives across functions and programmes
• Engage Programme governance committees, to shape strategies and outcomes.
• Establishing and leading a PMO function to lead on enterprise-wide policies, standards and frameworks across major programmes
• Implement the project controls assurance framework to ensure accurate management, integration and analysis of programme baseline, schedule, cost, risk, and change control aligned with the long term, medium term and day to day management goals.
• Build successful relationships with clients, delivery partners, ancillary contract partners & community stakeholders
• Contribute to and adopt related industry best practices and standards.
• Champion innovation enablers in the way we work.
• Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field of study. Membership of a recognised professional institution /organisation preferably at a Fellowship level.
• Significant discipline/ industry presence recognised and valued by Jacobs’ clients at the national or international level
• Recognised internally as an authority able to work with our teams to solve Programme Management Office problems and achieve a high level of assurance on programme deliverables
• Shape the direction of the project controls practice based on future-focused insights and thought leadership and Jacobs’ growth accelerators
• Provide Programme Management Office leadership in Sales and actively participate in Client engagement and business development opportunities in pursuit of future work for the business
• Proven experience of large-scale delivery in complex environments:
- Delivery of multi-partner, stakeholder and capital projects in the infrastructure sector
- Programme management including maturity assessment, start-up, and execution activities
- Programme Management Office including leading multi-disciplinary project teams at all project stages
- Strategic consulting and business advisory services including business case, acquisition and due diligence support to key public sector and private sector stakeholders, investors and developers, pre and post financial close
- Ability to integrate digital solutions to enable efficiencies in delivery
• Exceptional communication skills to articulate a clear programme performance with good social, networking and presentation skills.
• A Global mindset and demonstrated ability to work across cultures and remotely with our Global Integrated Delivery teams. Willingness to travel, principally across the UK and Ireland but may require travel to Europe.
• The ability to nurture innovation & build excitement in others to learn and explore creative options, challenging them to look for new ideas and innovative ways of delivering.
• A high level of intellectual curiosity, and passion to be part of shaping our future.
• Champion inclusion & diversity, capability development, our culture, and values
