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Cork, Ireland | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Overview
Shape the Delivery of World-Class Pharmaceutical Projects
AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Lead Project Controls Manager to join our growing Project & Programme Management team in Cork, supporting the delivery of major pharmaceutical and life sciences capital investment projects for a leading global client.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead project controls activities across a portfolio of complex projects, providing strategic oversight of planning, cost management, forecasting, reporting, change control, and performance management. Working as part of AtkinsRéalis' Owner's Representative team, you will play a critical role in ensuring successful project outcomes from concept through to commissioning and handover.
Your role
- As Lead Project Controls Manager, you will be responsible for establishing and leading best-in-class project controls processes, providing trusted advice to both client and project leadership teams, and ensuring robust governance across programme delivery.
- You will lead a multidisciplinary project controls function, integrating planning, scheduling, cost management, change management, risk management and performance reporting to support informed decision-making and successful project execution.
- Lead all project controls activities across a portfolio of pharmaceutical capital projects.
- Establish and maintain project controls governance, systems and processes.
- Manage integrated planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting and reporting functions.
- Develop and maintain programme-wide performance reporting and KPI dashboards.
- Lead project reviews and provide performance insights to senior client stakeholders.
- Ensure effective management of project budgets, commitments, forecasts and contingency.
- Oversee change control processes and assess cost and schedule impacts.
- Coordinate risk management activities and support mitigation planning.
- Review contractor and consultant performance against agreed baselines.
- Drive consistency and standardisation of project controls methodologies.
- Support project managers and leadership teams with strategic project performance advice.
- Manage and mentor project controls professionals within the wider delivery team.
- Interface with engineering, procurement, construction, CQV and operations stakeholders.
Location
Various locations
Job Type
Full time
Ref
R-161914
Salary range
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Kaushik Sharma
Hi there, I'm Kaushik Sharma and I manage this role
About you
Essential
- Relevant years of experience in project controls, project management, cost management, planning or programme management.
- Significant experience delivering large-scale pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, industrial or major capital projects.
- Proven experience leading project controls teams on complex programmes.
- Strong understanding of project lifecycle governance and capital project delivery.
- Experience establishing project controls frameworks, procedures and reporting structures.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Technical Expertise
- Cost management and forecasting.
- Integrated planning and scheduling.
- Earned Value Management (EVM).
- Change control and trend management.
- Risk management and quantitative risk analysis.
- Performance reporting and KPI development.
- Portfolio and programme controls.
- Contractor performance management.
Systems Experience
- Experience with some or all of the following:
- Primavera P6
- EcoSys.
- Power BI.
- Acumen.
- Primavera Risk Analysis.
- Microsoft Project.
- Cost and project controls reporting systems.
Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Finance or related discipline.
- Professional membership with AACE, PMI, RICS, SCSI, Engineers Ireland or equivalent is desirable.
- Relevant project controls, planning or programme management certifications would be advantageous.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?
Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture, international remote working opportunities, and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
Make it brilliant, a career with AtkinsRéalis
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
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