Associate Project Controls - IFS Assurance

Position: Associate Project Controls - IFS Assurance (Permanent)
Associate Project Control Manager - IFS Assurance
Location - London
Salary - £90,000 - £115,000 + Benefits

Associate/Senior Associate
- Project Controls
Are you an experienced project delivery professional with a background in Project Management, Quantity Surveying or Project Controls as well as some experience or interest in Independent Assurance? This is your chance to join our highly regarded team working with some of the UK's most significant infrastructure clients undertaking independent assurance and due diligence on their programmes and projects with values up to £1bn+.

The team provides an ongoing assessment of the reasonableness of all major decisions made on key programmes and projects and gives a real-time opinion that capital is being expended efficiently to deliver the outcomes of the business cases. We are required to deploy expertise in the many facets of infrastructure and building delivery - including development and programme/project management incorporating knowledge of cost, schedule, risk and opportunity, contract formation and management, procurement and construction - to ensure that we identify and report on issues that affect delivery of value.

Maintaining independence and transparency is absolutely vital in the role to ensure we maintain the trust and respect of our clients whilst building mutually respectful relationships. We maintain a collaborative, engaging and challenging approach in our work.

The ideal candidate will already have a strong foundation within construction development and delivery and have some experience of Independent Assurance and strategic/peer reviews. You will provide our full range of services and will be looking to continue your progression through to senior levels, helping to grow the team and the business whilst also taking on a leadership position.

Skills And Experience

Degree qualified - within a construction or other related discipline
MRICS or equivalent, with 10 years' post chartered experience in programme and project delivery including some independent assurance activity
Confident in taking ownership of reviews and commissions, seeing them through from start to finish, from feasibility to final account
Able to prepare project reports and reviews, clearly summarising the status of a development, incorporating commentary on all facets of the development at the relevant stage and identifying key points for consideration by the client
Experienced in undertaking site visits, recording and reporting progress via reports and progress meetings
Strong attention to detail, excellent analytical skills and an inquisitive mind
Possess a collaborative, trusting and respectful approach to work, able to work closely alongside clients, project teams and other advisors as required

Experience of successfully delivering and working on high end, multi-million pound projects within the built environment
Clear communicator and presenter to senior/executive/board level, able to understand clients' specific needs, tailoring advice and communications as required
Confident in managing others and delegating tasks whilst meeting deadlines, ensuring work and projects are running on time and to budget
Focused on fostering close relationships with clients, resolving issues and exceeding client expectations
Some experience in business development, including identifying both new opportunities and business risk as well as the preparation of bids and submissions
Providing leadership and mentoring to junior team members