Hybrid Project Controls Manager

at Babcock International Group

• Job title: Project Controls Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £65,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Walsall, United Kingdom

About the role

• Project Controls Manager leading PMO strategy within fast-paced vehicle conversion and manufacturing environment. Overseeing planning, execution, and governance of engineering and production programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of our Project Management Office (PMO) strategy within a fast-paced vehicle conversion and manufacturing environment.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and governance of complex engineering and production programmes, ensuring alignment with business goals, regulatory standards, and customer expectations.
• Design, embed, and lead PMO strategy, processes, and localised project control mechanisms tailored to manufacturing and engineering environments.
• Oversee cross-functional project delivery across design, procurement, production, and quality assurance.
• Implement robust governance frameworks to manage risk, compliance, and change control.
• Act as Gate Keeper and Mentor to ensure project lifecycle stages, gate reviews, and approval processes are understood and followed.
• Champion digital tools and systems for project tracking and reporting (e.g., MS Project, ERP systems, PowerBI dashboards).

Requirements

• Proven experience leading PMO or large-scale project portfolios in manufacturing, automotive, or engineering sectors.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently under pressure, organise and prioritise tasks.
• Ability to mentor and develop project managers and coordinators.
• Degree in Project Management, Engineering or closely related fields.
• Certified to either PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM PMQ, with proven post-qualification experience.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2).
• Expertise in project planning tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, ERP systems).
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.