Head of Project Controls

Description:

This is a genuine build-and-shape opportunity. Your remit is to turn strong project-level practice into a consistent, business-wide standard, establishing the frameworks, tools and governance that allow the organisation to deliver with repeatability as it grows.

Based in Cork, you will oversee project controls across a portfolio of large, technically complex mission-critical projects, covering planning, cost control, risk, change and reporting. You will work closely with operations, commercial and engineering leadership, as well as project teams on site.

As a member of the SLT, you will have a direct voice in strategy and investment decisions, together with the autonomy to build your team and set standards. The culture is ambitious and delivery-focused, and it rewards people who bring structure and clarity to fast-moving environments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and formalise project controls and PMO frameworks for consistent, repeatable delivery across the business
• Define standards for planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, change control and reporting
• Build, lead and develop the project controls function across the project portfolio
• Provide the Senior Leadership Team with clear portfolio-level performance reporting and forecasting
• Select, implement and optimise project controls systems, tools and data reporting platforms
• Support bids and project mobilisation with robust baseline programmes, budgets and controls set-up
• Contribute to business strategy, resourcing and investment decisions as a member of the SLT
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned across projects and regions

WHAT YOU NEED

• Significant project controls experience within a contracting environment, including leadership of a controls or PMO function
• A track record of designing and embedding project controls frameworks, ideally within a growing or scaling organisation
• Experience on large, complex projects; mission-critical, data centre or advanced technology experience is beneficial but not essential
• Strong expertise across planning, cost control, earned value, risk and change management
• Advanced knowledge of controls software such as Primavera P6, with strong data and reporting capability
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline
• A confident communicator able to influence at leadership level and on site