We have an exciting opportunity for a Performance & Reporting Manager (Project Controls Manager Grade) to join our busy and expanding, Manchester based, Defence team, who are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several high-profile Infrastructure Projects/Programmes. Additionally, this role will provide the opportunity to innovate, collaborate and learn from our experienced and award-winning Performance & Reporting community and wider extensive Controls and Performance Network. 

Key Responsibilities 

Working alongside project delivery teams as part of a wider reporting & performance management team or independently with reach back support to experienced performance & reporting professionals, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Driving implementation & continuous improvement in performance reporting (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and increasing benefits to our clients.  
• Developing performance and reporting management plans for our clients based on project requirements, maturity and best practice. 
• Driving the implementation, embedding and roll-out of any identified changes to Performance and Reporting processes. 
• Promoting the benefits and requirements of Performance & Reporting within the project and programme team. 
• Appropriately selecting, implementing, administering, and maintaining Performance & Reporting Systems and procedures. 
• Lead implementation and change controlling reporting hierarchies and approaches. 
• Lead the definition of KPIs and performance measures dictionary. 
• Leading teams of project controls / performance & reporting professionals to deliver effective, consistent, assured and value adding performance information to our clients across diverse and complex programmes. 
• Present / provide performance recovery recommendations to relevant stakeholders and senior management to support effective decision making. 
• Training and coaching clients and less experienced team members on performance and reporting management processes and practices. 
• Undertaking line management activities including career development and performance management.   
• A project controls related qualification (e.g. Project Planning & Controls) 
• Experience undertaking digital reporting activities in multiple complex projects.
• Demonstrable track record in providing project controls support to the configuration and setup of project reporting information systems.
• Practical experience of implementing Earned Value Management (EVM), progress reporting, forecasting and performance reporting and analysis.
• An understanding of how other aspects of Project Controls (Scheduling, Cost Control, Change Control) interact with reporting.
• Experience in leading small teams
• Basic familiarity of some Project Controls software (Primavera P6, Active Risk Manager, Ecosys etc) 
• Experience in using data analysis tools (e.g. Power BI)