Project Controls Manager

Company: Mace group
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Location: Cambridge
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will drive the delivery of PMO and Project Controls services for designated projects, shaping effective frameworks and ensuring safe, compliant performance. You’ll lead multi-disciplinary teams across cost, schedule, change, risk and reporting, while strengthening client relationships and promoting sustainability. You will contribute to net-zero ambitions and collaborate across PMO, Planning and Project Controls to unlock project value.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible and hybrid working options
  • part-time working possibilities
  • inclusive employer culture
  • focus on wellbeing
  • opportunity for professional development
  • collaborative, cross-functional environment

Responsibilities

  • Deliver PMO and Project Controls services across designated projects
  • Shape and implement PMO frameworks and governance
  • Lead teams across cost, schedule, change, risk and reporting
  • Promote wellbeing, inclusion and high standards in delivery
  • Provide clear technical guidance on cost, schedule, change, risk and governance
  • Foster collaboration, knowledge-sharing and best practices
  • Support client relationships and address risks, opportunities and actions
  • Coordinate integration across PMO, Planning and Project Controls, contributing to sustainability efforts, including net-zero ambitions

Key requirements

  • Professional membership (RICS, CIOB, APM, ICE or equivalent)
  • Extensive delivery-phase experience on complex property or infrastructure programmes
  • Strong commercial, financial and senior stakeholder management capability
  • Proven leadership of diverse teams with awareness of carbon and sustainability impacts
  • collaboration
  • leadership
  • stakeholder management
  • PMO frameworks
  • Project Controls
  • cost management

Posted: September 14th, 2026