Associate Director – Project Controls / Infrastructure PMO
Location: London 2-3 days a week and remote 2-3 days a week. (Mon-Fri only)
Package: £80,000–£87,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Private Medical (or other benefits)
Type: Permanent, Senior Technical Role
Role Overview
We are looking for a seasoned project controls professional to join a central Infrastructure PMO in an Associate Director capacity. This role offers a blend of technical leadership, governance oversight, and client engagement. You will lead a controls commission, driving reporting, performance insight, and process improvement - without necessarily carrying full director-level P&L responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and refine the PMO’s project controls frameworks including cost, schedule, risk, change, and governance.
- Own the design and generation of controls reporting: dashboards, forecasts, variance / scenario analysis.
- Act as a trusted controls advisor to internal delivery teams and clients, providing performance insight and commercial risk input.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement in controls tools, data integrity, and process maturity across projects.
- Facilitate control‑oriented forums: risk workshops, change boards, steering committees.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (planning, delivery, commercial) to align controls outputs with delivery objectives.
- Mentor and support junior/mid-level project controls practitioners, helping to build capability and standards.
Essential Experience & Skills:
- 7+ years experience in project controls, PMO, or large-capital infrastructure programmes.
- Strong technical expertise: cost control, schedule management (e.g. Primavera P6 or equivalent), risk, change control, governance.
- Proven ability to lead via influence (rather than direct headcount): drive change, improve reporting, and shape processes.
- Experienced with earned value management EVM and NEC contracts
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills: able to work with senior client and delivery leadership.
- Analytical, insight-driven mindset: capable of translating control data into actionable strategic recommendations.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
What’s On Offer
- Base salary: £80,000–£87,000
- Car allowance (details to be discussed)
- Performance bonus
- Private medical insurance (or equivalent benefits)
- Hybrid working (mix of office and remote)
- A high-impact role shaping how project controls operate across a portfolio of major infrastructure projects
- Influence over control frameworks and reporting maturity
- Opportunity to act as a senior technical lead and controls authority
Why This Role Matters
This Associate Director position is a powerful opportunity to shape the controls capability within a major PMO. You’ll be doing more than reporting - you’ll drive how controls are used to inform decisions, mitigate risk, and steer delivery. Your work will help deliver transparency and performance assurance for both clients and delivery teams.
How to Apply
If you are a highly experienced project controls professional looking to step into a senior but hands-on role, one with real influence and technical ownership, we’d love to talk. Please apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.
