Project Controls Specialists (all levels) – Performance & Reporting

Overview

Join the PMO Scotland Controls community to deliver robust project controls through tailored reporting, planning, and risk management. You’ll work with cross-functional project teams across Power, Water, Rail, Defence, and other sectors, enabling data-driven decisions and governance for major programmes. This role offers growth into leadership with exposure to diverse clients and projects, including regional expansion and digital enablement. You will shape performance management and reporting practices, driving consistency and insight.

Pay / Benefits

• great place to work
• healthy work-life balance
• flexible working environment

Responsibilities

• Tailor reporting processes to client needs and align with best practice
• Deliver performance and reporting management plans based on project requirements and maturity
• Promote performance reporting and analytics within project teams
• Implement and maintain reporting systems and procedures to track controls performance
• Collaborate with Integrated Project Team to establish a robust PMB and support change control
• Roll out reporting calendars to ensure consistent data and analysis cadence
• Define data flows for information management systems and support digital teams
• Lead development, analysis, and maintenance of corporate datasets
• Provide guidance on data quality to various data providers
• Lead material preparation for governance across projects, portfolios, and enterprise
• Identify performance recovery recommendations for stakeholders
• Support KPI development and the performance measures dictionary
• Develop project performance reports and dashboards with stakeholder recommendations
• Prepare presentations for client governance forums and performance reviews
• Contribute to national and regional performance & reporting communities
• Train and coach clients and junior team members on performance and reporting processes

Key requirements

• Experience in a project or programme environment
• Understanding of how project controls (Scheduling, Cost Control, Change Control) interact with Reporting
• Track record in identifying reporting and data requirements and documenting them
• Awareness of project controls software (Primavera P6, Active Risk Manager, Ecosys) desirable
• Experience with data analysis tools (Power BI)
• Understanding of data, data architecture and data models
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of role (where applicable)

• Clear communication and stakeholder engagement
• Training and coaching abilities
• Analytical mindset and problem-solving
• Primavera P6
• Active Risk Manager
• Ecosys

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