Project Controls Director in City of London
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Job Description
Project Controls Director
London | £120,000 – £160,000 + package
£bn Infrastructure Programmes | UK Major Projects
We’re supporting a market-leading organisation delivering some of the UK’s most complex, high-value infrastructure programmes.
They are seeking a Project Controls Leader with real authority, visibility and influence across major programmes, clients and executive teams.
This is about owning and delivering the project controls strategy.
The Role
As Project Controls Director, you will define, lead and embed best-in-class project controls across major infrastructure programmes.
You’ll sit at the intersection of delivery, commercial and executive decision-making, ensuring cost, schedule, risk and performance data genuinely drives outcomes.
Key responsibilities:
Setting the project controls strategy across £bn-scale infrastructure programmes
Leading integrated cost, schedule, risk, change and performance management
Providing clear, trusted insight to executive leadership and clients
Shaping governance, standards and assurance across programmes
Supporting scenario planning, recovery strategies and major decisions
Acting as a senior advisor to programme directors and client leadership
About You
You’re a senior Project Controls leader with the credibility to operate at board and client level.
You’re likely to have:
Experience as a Project Controls Lead/Manager or Head of Project Controls
A strong track record on major infrastructure programmes (rail, energy, water, transport, civils)
Deep expertise across planning (Primavera P6), cost, risk and integrated reporting
The confidence to challenge, influence and advise senior stakeholders
A strategic mindset with strong commercial awareness
Why Apply
£bn, nationally significant infrastructure programmes
Genuine strategic ownership and influence
Senior client and executive exposure
Clear long-term progression and leadership remit
Hybrid working with a London base
Next Steps
If you’re considering a Director-level move in Project Controls and want a confidential, straight-talking conversation, get in touch.
Chirag Shah
UK’s #1 Project Controls Recruiter
If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.
- Location:
- City Of London
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Project Controls, PROJECT, Director, Controls, Management