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Project Planning and Controls Lead

Falmer, East Sussex , United Kingdom

Property & Construction jobs >> Skilled Trade

Negotiable

Permanent

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Job Title: Project Planning and Controls Lead

Location: Falmer (hybrid working)

Salary: up to £60,000 depending on experience

Job Summary:

This role will see you responsible for the line management of a small team of controllers and planners who are supporting a capital programme of work.

Another aspect of the role is working closely with the Programme Managers on a weekly basis to be able to provide the best support for the delivery team to be able to manage their programme within the budget and time requirements

Job Responsibilities:

Oversee the team’s productivity, output and ensuring they are supported with all that they need in order to complete work effectively and within monthly deadlines.

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Working closely with the Programme Managers on a weekly basis to be able to provide the best support for the delivery team to be able to manage their programme within the budget and time requirements.

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They will represent the team in meetings with Senior Internal Stakeholders as well as external contractors to clearly and confidently communicate ideas, updates and challenges that are being faced on behalf of the team.

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Candidate will be able to build professional relationships with internal Southern Water teams, to be able to support the need to provide agreed data to external regulatory boards. This will include running and managing meetings to cover off agreement and sign off on data to be transferred to internal teams.

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Providing key information connected to monthly reporting to support the company in making key decisions on projects in flight.

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Providing an analytical view pre month end reporting to management in both delivery and PMO

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Analysing data submitted by Southern Water contractors and running meetings on a monthly basis on this data.

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Being able to read, analyse and present reports to higher management on a monthly basis.

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Line managing a mix of Capital Planners and Project Controllers.

Job Qualifications:

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Working knowledge of the NEC suite of conditions of contract

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Proficient user of Microsoft Office suite of applications

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Experience of working within a PMO

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Stakeholder management experience

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Experience with working across a complex project delivery cycle

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Excellent interpersonal and team collaboration skills.

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Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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High attention to detail, data handling and analytical skills

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Excellent organisational skills

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Flexible and a proactive team player, ability to self-motivate and manage multiple work streams.

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Creative thinking skills to drive continuous improvement.

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Working knowledge of APM / Prince II methodology.

Why Join Us?
At Southern Water, you will play a key role in shaping the success of our strategic programmes, helping us to deliver benefits for our customers, communities, and the environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment

No. of positions available*: 1
Salary: Negotiable
Experience: None
Education: None
Post Date: June 21, 2025
Job id:. CV-31959
Position Type: Permanent
Applicants: 0
Views: 3

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