Project Controls Manager

At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive. Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all.

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.  We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the opportunity:

We are looking for a Project Controls Manager to support successful delivery of the SZC project by providing high‑quality, integrated Project Controls. Lead or support controls activities across cost, schedule, risk, change, and reporting, ensuring information is accurate, timely, and drives forward‑looking decision‑making. Act as a key link between PMO, Delivery Programmes, and the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage or support all Project Controls activities for a defined scope, ensuring alignment with the Project Controls Execution Plan.

• Coordinate cost, schedule, risk, change and reporting functions to produce integrated management information.

• Liaise with and assure supply chain partners’ Project Controls data.

• Produce high‑quality, on‑time month‑end performance reports and lead performance review meetings when required.

• Support progress reporting, schedule updates, forecasting, variance analysis, and improvement opportunities.

• Present insights clearly, ensuring narrative answers for leaders.

• Engage senior stakeholders and represent SZC externally as a Project Controls exemplar.

• Contribute to innovation and “Digital by Default” ways of working.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Degree or equivalent in business, finance, engineering, construction, project management, or similar.

• Strong experience delivering Project Controls on large, complex infrastructure projects.

• Competence in multiple controls functions: cost, estimating, scheduling, change, risk.

• Solid understanding of earned value analysis.

• Experience leading teams in a matrix environment and working with senior stakeholders.

• Strong communication, presentation, and influencing skills.

• Problem‑solver with a delivery‑focused mindset.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and delivering high quality outputs within clearly defined timeframes.

• Previous major project and complex programme experience

• London based 3 days per week

​Desirable:

• Membership/certification with AACE, PMI, APM, etc.

• Experience with reporting/analytics tools (e.g., Power BI).

• Knowledge of NEC/FIDIC contracts.

• Nuclear sector experience. 

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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