About the job
Join our award-winning AECOM Controls Team within the Infrastructure & PMO Operating Unit, recognized as a trusted partner for public and private sector clients both in the UK and globally. We excel in delivering innovative Controls Analytics solutions across Cost, Risk, Planning, and Performance Controls, supporting extensive infrastructure and capital projects. By integrating advanced analytics with leading project controls, our team empowers clients to make informed, data-driven decisions that enhance the success of their assets and investments.
As we continue to grow, we are looking for a seasoned Controls Analytics Project Director to lead impactful analytics initiatives and manage a team of professionals dedicated to providing transformative project and programme PMO controls solutions. This role presents an opportunity to shape strategic controls frameworks and analytics methodologies at both project and programme levels, ensuring PMO functions are executed with data-backed accuracy. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with senior executives, fostering teamwork across multidisciplinary groups to optimize project performance.
Key Responsibilities:
In your capacity as a Controls Analytics Project Director, you will oversee the design, implementation, and governance of controls analytics solutions for intricate infrastructure projects. Your responsibilities will include strategic oversight and operational leadership in project controls analytics, leveraging data-driven insights to manage project risks, control costs, and facilitate decision-making. This role is critical to ensuring project outcomes align with client objectives and delivering value through high-level controls and analytics expertise.
- Strategic Leadership in Controls Analytics:
- Direct the development and execution of a comprehensive controls analytics and back office strategy across large-scale projects, either independently or as part of a PMO, to enhance complex project and programme performance.
- Supervise analytics initiatives across various project dimensions, including cost, schedule, risk, benefits realization, change control, and commercial management, driving client maturity as needed, ensuring alignment with client goals and industry best practices.
- Serve as the primary trusted advisor to executive-level stakeholders regarding complex PMO and project controls strategies, analytics insights, and value-added recommendations.
- Project Controls Governance & Compliance:
- Establish and implement governance frameworks and compliance protocols to ensure consistent application of controls analytics across all relevant project functions, programmes, and PMOs.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory guidelines, advocating for best practices in data management, analytics, and project controls.
- Continuously review and enhance compliance structures to adapt to evolving project needs and industry standards.

