Project Controls / PMO Manager

📍 Hemel Hempstead - Hybrid Working (3 Days Office Based)
💰 Salary: Up to £65,000 + Benefits

We are currently seeking an experienced Project Controls / PMO Manager to join a growing infrastructure and civil engineering organisation delivering major programmes across the UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a delivery-focused professional who thrives in a structured project environment and can provide robust planning, governance, reporting, and project controls support across complex engineering programmes.

Please note: this is not a Performance Manager role. We are specifically seeking a PMO / Project Controls professional with strong planning and project management capability gained within the civil engineering or wider infrastructure sector.

You will work closely with project and programme teams to ensure effective control, monitoring, and reporting of project performance across the lifecycle. You will play a key role in strengthening PMO governance, improving consistency in project delivery, and supporting successful outcomes across multiple workstreams.

• Lead and develop PMO and project controls frameworks across multiple projects
• Manage and maintain project schedules, reporting, and progress tracking
• Support project managers with governance, risk, issue, and change control processes
• Produce high-quality reporting and dashboards for senior stakeholders
• Ensure consistency in project controls standards and best practice
• Facilitate project reviews, planning sessions, and governance meetings
• Support forecasting, resource planning, and programme coordination
• Drive continuous improvement across PMO processes and delivery performance

• Proven experience in a PMO, Project Controls, or Project Management role
• Background in civil engineering, infrastructure, utilities, rail, highways, or construction
• Strong planning and scheduling experience
• Confident stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working on complex, multi-disciplinary engineering programmes
• Strong understanding of governance, reporting, risk, and change control
• Proficient in project planning/reporting tools
• Highly organised with strong analytical capability

• Salary up to £65,000
• Hybrid working - 3 days per week in Hemel Hempstead office
• Opportunity to work on major infrastructure programmes
• Strong career development prospects
• Collaborative and supportive team environment

Call Rob on (phone number removed)