Project Control Manager

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

5/6/2025

Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is looking for a Project Controls Manager for our Operations business. You will lead the cost, planning, scheduling and risk assessment support to assignments / project teams and clients, typically on projects of moderate size and complexity and oversee the set up and running of all required project controls systems, tools and interfaces to allow successful management and reporting of the project costs, schedule and risks on projects and specific assignments.

This position is open to hybrid working from our Aberdeen or Glasgow offices.

As Project Control Manager you will interface with a of key stakeholders across the project and wider business. You will be the focal point for the Project Manager, Client or Project Team for all matters relating to project costs, schedules and risk; and resources requirements.

You will ensure that lessons learned are captured and implemented in support of continuous improvement while motivating the project control team to meet project aims; promote communication and teamwork within group and project.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood delivers solutions across more than 60 countries with local offices covering all major energy and materials hubs globally.

For more than 160 years, we have partnered with clients to deliver engineering, advisory and operational solutions to some of the world’s most complex and critical challenges in energy and materials.

What We Can Offer

• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working arrangements
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
  
  

Responsibilities

• Monitor overall project / assignment progress status, achievement and non-achievement of major milestones and analyse and forecast performance in relation to plan
• Identification, monitoring and reporting against the project critical path providing early warning to the Project Manager of any potential slippages
• Identifies and establishes the communications interfaces essential for the delivery of cost, planning, scheduling and risk deliverables and services
• Report project status and KPI to management
• Manage the implementation of the cost and planning control structures in alignment with the project Work Breakdown Structure
• Manage and oversee the project work approval process in terms of accurate cost code allocation and initial budget set-up and approvals
• Timely control and forecasting of budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests are properly assessed and included in the budget and schedules if applicable
• Accountable for accuracy and timeliness of S-curves and histograms produced by team
• Accountable for delivery and ongoing maintenance of the projects fully resourced, logic linked Gantt Charts within preferred planning software to the agreed project and programme requirements
• Serve as Chair for ongoing internal team and client team Project Controls meetings (Cost, Schedule and Progress).
• Oversee the preparation of proposal schedules and CTR packs
• Lead cost and schedule risk analysis workshops / sessions both internally and with clients
• Ensure risk is managed and monitored at project level in line with local standards and processes
• Ensure Project Controls processes and procedures are accurate, that the project controls team are familiar with them and comply with their requirements
• Responsible for ensuring that projects are managed effectively to ensure delivery in a manner which meets quality, time and budget specifications
• Manage the workload, performance and development of the project controls team providing constructive feedback and coaching
  
  

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected

• ISCED level 6 (Bachelors) Degree in a relevant technical or business discipline (or equivalent gained through relevant vocational training and/or industry experience)
• Extensive industry experience in project control positions, including significant experience supervising and managing others
• Significant experience and capability in management of contracts, budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling and management of change
• Knowledgeable across engineering, procurement and constructions execution
• Understands the use and applications of Project Controls department tools and systems
• Keen business insight: embraces Wood’s strategic purpose and goals and translates these into practical concepts relevant to project execution
• Ability to think analytically, conceptually and adaptively, and make sense of new information across multiple levels of detail
• Able to address substantive conflicts and facilitate timely resolution: builds collaborative relationships, engages others, fosters teamwork, aligns differences
• Good mentoring skills: teaches, coaches, and mentors to help assure individual and team success as well as develop the next generation
• Able to foster development of a common vision and collaboration among team members and teams across geographical and cultural boundaries, promotes open expression of ideas, encourages and empowers others to achieve
  
  

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.