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Cooper Moss Rutland

Project Control Manager – Rail

Cooper Moss Rutland

Project Controls Manager overseeing project controls capability for major infrastructure projects in the UK. Leading planning, cost control, risk management, and performance reporting for impactful delivery.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead, manage and set up the project controls capability for a major project or programme – people, procedures, systems
  • Provide interpretation of the data in the monthly reporting to support prompt decision making by the SLT
  • Establish and manage the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and supervise the Project Control deliverable to collate monthly KPI & progress data related to time, cost, risk, and quality for the purposes of monthly business reporting
  • Implement effective project governance, processes and systems throughout the project lifecycle
  • Manage and co-ordinate the project controls function through the supply chain
  • Be responsible for integrating the disciplines including schedule, cost, risk, quality and reporting.
  • Assurance of data and ensuring adherence to PMO policies, processes and standards

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Professional experience undertaking Programme Controls Manager roles for the development and/or delivery of large, complex construction projects
  • Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships at all levels
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to facilitate workshops with multiple stakeholders in order to identify and mitigate issues.
  • Experience managing and integrating risk, planning, cost change control, document control and reporting teams, having worked in at least one of these disciplines.
  • Experience in managing teams of highly skilled specialists
  • Experience of managing project controls systems
  • A formal professional Project Management qualification (desirable)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
  • Comprehensive Private Healthcare (Inc Dentist and Optician)
  • Life Assurance (x4 Salary)
  • Pension: employers' contribution of 4%
  • Company and personal performance-based bonus
  • Salary Sacrifice Scheme
  • Long Service Leave
  • Training and professional development
  • Regular social events
  • Perkbox – employee experience platform

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Hard Skills & Tools
Project controlsPerformance Measurement Baseline (PMB)KPI reportingRisk managementCost managementQuality managementDocument controlChange controlProject governanceProject lifecycle management
Soft Skills
Stakeholder relationship managementVerbal communicationWritten communicationWorkshop facilitationIssue identificationTeam managementCollaborationDecision makingLeadershipOrganizational skills
Certifications
Project Management qualification