Job Description

Lead and manage the Project Controls team, to deliver the provision of a Cost Engineering and Planning service for scope including major projects or multiple-project programmes.

Engage support and resources from the Estimating and Risk Management teams as necessary.

Overarching:
Agree the Project Controls level of service, staffing plan and engage the Project Controls Capability to assign appropriate resources, against the project scope.
Deliver the approved Project Control level of service, by leading and managing the Project Controls team in the delivery of this service, utilising standard Sellafield systems, processes, and procedures.
Forecast the demands and appropriately engage Estimating and Risk resources required to support the delivery of Project Controls scope.
Perform regular functional peer reviews and support the Project Controls Quality Assurance process.
Lead and manage the process to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of data communicated and reported to all Stakeholders.
Undertake checking and approval of all cost estimates, schedules, and reports prior to issue.
Resolve any issues as appropriate, and if necessary, highlight / escalate through the Project Controls Management structure.
Maintain own and team compliance with approved SL Procedures and Project Controls systems.
Active contribution from self and encourage team for continuous improvement of the functional quality and performance of Project Controls.
Interface and maintain relationships with Internal Stakeholders.
Demonstrate behaviours that allow a positive challenging attitude and the capacity to learn continually, encourage, motivate, develop, and support team.
Good management, collaboration, communication, and team working skills by holding self and others to account.
Lead and manage the Project Controls team comprising the roles of Assistant Project Controls Engineer, Assistant Planning Engineer, Assistant Cost Engineer, Planning Engineer I, Cost Engineer I, Planning Engineer II, Cost Engineer II, Senior Planning Engineer and Senior Cost Engineer in the discharge of their duties and set the expectations of the standard of the delivery service.
Utilise technical expertise from Senior Planning Engineer and Senior Cost Engineer.
Line Management accountability.
Mentor and coach team members from both the Project Controls profession and other professions.
Ensure regular communications through team to inform key messages from Project Controls Profession – Capability and Delivery.
Embrace the company values of Mental Health, Diversity and Inclusion (DI).

Role Specific:
Baseline Lead and manage the preparation of baselines during all project phases.
Manage the creation of time-phased schedules and cost control estimates.

Principal Accountabilities

Monitor, Control & Forecast

Lead and manage team;
• In the preparation, monitoring and forecasting of expenditure profiles and provide accruals where required within the Cost Breakdown Structure.
• In the preparation, monitoring and forecasting of schedule activities within the Work Breakdown Structure and project end date.
• To ensure all commitments are recorded to maintain projects forecasts within approved financial limits.
• In the preparation, monitoring and forecasting against the baseline and working schedules during all project phases.
• In the preparation of the ‘estimate at completion’ at control account level (enterprise only) for review and approval.
• In the establishment and maintenance of a Basis of Schedule for all schedules produced.
• In the maintenance of both the planning and cost control databases and validate the information across Planning and Cost Engineering systems.
• To ensure all applicable schedule activities have Rules of Credit and Quantity Tracking mechanisms established and maintained.
• Of the application of metrics such as quantity tracking to identify cost and schedule trends and to update estimates of final costs and schedule outturns and support the feedback of norms.
• In the support to the Commercial team with approval of contractor valuations, contractor schedules and applications for payment, relating to milestones.
• In the provision of Lifecycle/Fiscal Year cost profile for financial management decision making.
• In the provision of the required information to support the risk process.
• To deliver the Sellafield Project Execution Review (SPER) deliverables and lead a SPER.
• Support SPER’s in the wider Enterprise.

Control Change:
• Undertake the project variation and change control processes and track use of contingency.
• Generation and implementation of the change control request (CCR) and promote through the necessary Change Control Boards.

Reporting:
• Report and inform on variance analysis.
• Manage the delivery of the preparation of cost and planning reports, including earned value analysis, identifying critical areas and trends and recommend recovery options/plans.
• Report and inform on project cost and schedule status against the baseline.
• Lead/Chair monthly performance reviews with Project Controls information to inform on project status and forecasts.

LFE:
• Manage the provision of project outturns against baseline for LFE and Knowledge Management.
• Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of data communicated and reported to all Stakeholders.

Profession:
• Support Profession Change Initiatives and encourage team to participate.
• Active contribution from self and encourage delivery team for continuous improvement of the functional quality and performance of Project Controls.
• SL Enterprise knowledge / Understanding of other professions.

Knowledge & Experience

• GCSE – 3 minimum including Math’s and English.
• Reference Project Controls Training Programme Description.
• Professional qualification in Project Management, Project Controls, Quantity Surveying, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Significant relevant experience of managing and providing cost and planning services for either a major project or a multiple-project programme.
• Understanding of how engineering and construction projects are delivered.

Essential Skills

• Lead by example.
• Operate with integrity and honesty.
• Managing a team.
• Flexible working within a team environment.
• Lead and manage the implementation of improvements, efficiencies, and benefits to the project and profession.
• Adherence to all legislative, regulatory and company procedures and standards for self and team compliance.
• Act on stakeholder feedback for both self and team (including team and management), to improve the overall performance of the team.
• Ability to and evidence of developing the project controls strategy for pilot delivery approaches.
• Understanding of how facilities and land are remediated on the Sellafield site.
• Ability and evidence of being able to support business improvement initiatives to aid project and functional delivery for project controls related themes.
• Knowledge and experience of current site strategy around the acceleration of site decommissioning and Remediation.

Desirable Skills

• Mobility – Willing to transition and develop with the project and support Site delivery when required.
• Understanding of how projects and programmes are delivered and how they are prioritised across the SL enterprise, including potential annual acceleration and deferral.

Additional Information

• Open VN
• Number of Vacancies: 1
• Contact/s: Alec Nicholson

The interviews for this vacancy are expected to be at the end of September 2025.

ASW’s may have the right to apply for internal Sellafield Ltd vacancies. Please note if you are an Agency Supplied Worker you are required to attach evidence of all qualifications obtained to support your application. We require a minimum of A*-C GCSE in English, Maths & Science/IT or equivalent / higher qualification.

If you choose to apply for this role and your application is shortlisted by the hiring manager, you will be invited to a competency based interview. In the interview, you will be assessed against the below competencies:

Behavioural:
3.3.4 Leading by Example
3.3.3 Holding Self and Others to Account
3.3.2 Effective Communication
3.2.4 Team Leadership
3.1.6 Collaboration and Teamwork

Technical:
34.6 Engineering Planning
34.7 Cost Engineering

Please see link to the competency framework for further information:
https://slportal.ssa-intra.net/pub/SC001/00027/Competency%20Framework/Forms/AllItems.aspx

If your technical competency is not in the above framework, please refer to the profession’s share point page for further information.

During the interview, you will also be expected to give a 10 minute presentation on
‘How would you deliver the Project Controls Manager II role in terms of advancing the delivery of Project Controls within Remediation?’

This presentation should be sent to recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk via email at least two working days before your interview. You should also take four paper copies of your presentation to your interview in case of any IT issues on the day.

Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3). Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the ‘essential skills’ which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk.

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