Project Controls Manager

Project Controls Manager

Salary up to £75,000 per annum, 20% annual bonus, private medical/healthcare and a £450p/m car allowance – plus strong benefits package and excellent career progression opportunities/support.

Benefits include:
Our double match pension – where we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%, 36 days paid holidays, Share Schemes, Holiday purchase and much more (more details below).

Location:

Aspect House, Blantyre with occasional site visits within Central Scotland

Closing Date: 23/03/26

Permanent / Full Time / Hybrid

Help us create a better future, quicker

At Scottish Power we know that our people are our strongest asset, so we’re always looking for individuals whose energy, intelligence and passion can help us reach our goals.

At the heart of all business visions and activities are the people whose individual efforts and performance make it happen. We encourage our people to be proud of where they work, to share their ideas and to own their careers. We promote a safe working environment and push people to shape and progress their careers so that we grow our talent within the company.

SP Energy Networks (SPEN) will be delivering £5.4b of investment in the GB electricity grid over the next 5 years. As part of this, SPT Strategic Projects will be delivering a ~£3b portfolio of new overhead lines, new and upgraded substations, including design, engineering, construction and electrical works in collaboration with an EPC supply chain.

The Project Controls Manager (PCM) will be responsible to implement the Strategic Portfolio’s defined reporting, planning, cost control, risk, baseline and change ways of working across a subset of the Strategic Portfolio, a Programme of projects valued at ~£1b.

The position may require travel to project sites in Scotland. The individual should be prepared to manage teams working at different project locations.

• Embed defined Project Control standards, processes, tools and quality requirements across a Programme of strategic projects in collaboration with the Portfolio's PMO team.
• Enable project delivery discipline by monitoring and controlling cost, schedule, risk and change by working closely with Development / Delivery Managers, Project Managers, project delivery teams and other key stakeholders.
• Coordinate the integration of project schedules, budgets, risks and PBI reporting across all projects in the Programme to provide a consolidated Programme level view.
• Support project controls resources implement the portfolio's standardised WBS / CBS structures across the projects and systems.
• Provide project controls teams with guidance on the application of effective project controls techniques (e.g. cost and schedule variance, integrated master schedules, earned value metrics, critical path analysis, etc.).
• Responsible for management reporting across the Programme, as well as feeding inputs to the annual regulatory reporting process.
• Generate Programme-level reporting and actionable insights as per the monthly reporting calendar in collaboration with project controls teams.
• Facilitate alignment between project teams and portfolio-level controls requirements to ensure consistency in data, processes, and deliverables.
• Attend regular Governance meetings as required.
• Support full adoption of digital tools (e.g., Power BI, CEMAR, P6 Primavera, etc.) in collaboration with the Portfolio's PMO team internally and externally with the supply chain.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Strategic Portfolio by exploring innovative ways of working, championing Lessons Learned and introduction of best-in class industry practices.
• Close collaboration and sharing of commons standards, processes and way of working with the other PMO areas in SPT (Core & HVDC).

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in large-scale, complex infrastructure or energy EPC projects, with UK transmission/distribution upgrade project experience advantageous but not essential.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related fields, or equivalent professional qualifications and experience.
• Good working…