POSITION PROFILE
JOB TITLE: Principal Programme Controls Consultant
LOCATION: Various locations throughout the UK
JOB TYPE: Permanent
ABOUT CRITIGEN: Critigen is a premier global information technology solutions provider which serves both public and private-sector clients, including government, state, local, large engineering firms and financial institutions. We have a culture that provides our leaders with the opportunity to shape an industry. With the goal of building a $1B business, we have a laser focus on contributing to the realisation of this goal. With nearly 500 professionals operating in 60 offices globally, Critigen serves as a catalyst to modernise critical IT infrastructure. With full lifecycle IT capabilities, Critigen applies technology to allow our clients to visualise, collaborate, secure and manage their information. Our deep domain expertise has been gained through our legacy as a divested company of CH2M HILL’s 62-year, $6B global engineering consulting and construction business; and a history of fortifying the most prestigious public and private clients in the world.
JOB SUMMARY
Critigen is looking for a local UK National to fill the Principal Programme Controls Consultant position. The individual will provide business process and systems advise to a range of clients across a range of industry sectors (including construction, transportation defence and utilities). Works with minimal supervision, independently and competently performing advanced techniques and analyses on all aspects of project control activities, including assisting clients in the development of project controls, risk assessments and quality assurance. Acts as the programme controls expert on client engagements and defines programme controls business processes, documents systems requirements performs product configuration and works with a technical team to define requirements for product customisations. Plays a key role in the acquisition of new business by providing support to the sales team on major sales engagements providing input on the clients’ business case for investment, understanding the clients’ needs and outlining appropriate solutions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: University Degree – BS/BA Construction Management, Project Management Accounting, Engineering, advanced degree a plus
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- 15 years minimum
- Experience with multi-faceted programs over $500 million, knowledge of Oracle Primavera and Contract Manager, knowledge of Integrated Baseline Review and Earned Value Management
- Ability to communicate at highest level of organisation, outgoing, team player with ability to delegate and prioritise work across a team
JOB KNOWLEDGE:
- Must have excellent understanding of cost engineering principles including: estimating, planning and scheduling, earned value management and forensic claims.
- Must have hands-on experience with resource loading and earned value management systems such as Primavera P6 Professional, P6-Web, Contract Manager, and Microsoft Project
- Must have hands on experience of configuring Oracle Primavera products.
- Working knowledge of Oracle Analytics, Business Process Manager, Prolog, and Cobra software desired.
- Must possess a good understanding of the processes deployed on major capital programmes
- Must possess technical and practical application of estimating, pricing and costing
- Must have experience with CPM scheduling
- Must understand the various contract types, i.e., cost +, T&M, FFP
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Work at all levels within the clients organisation to analyse and understand the current situation and provide consultancy advice and solutions on all aspect of project controls including:
- Establishing and/or implementing cost standards for recording, reporting, and analysing performance data. Develops reports for the project team and provide analysis and recommendations for corrective action planning
- Designing and implementing trend, change and risk management processes
- Defining and implementing earned value techniques for evaluating a programme’s health
- Performing IBRs
- Takes the lead in assisting client managers in the development of scope, schedule, budget and estimate to complete data for assigned tasks
- Assists in the creation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and development of schedules and budget data (including resource loading) for those WBS elements
- Collect, interpret and input schedule data into the project control database and provide output to the project team
- Prepare status reports and other related project planning and control documentation
- Interface with the project technical staff to define scope of work, need for change to budgets and schedules, and identification of variances from the original plan
- Provides technical guidance and training to client project control personnel
- Help the client prepare standard earned value-based reports, including schedule updates, Cost Performance Reports (CPRs) and earned value curves
- Work with client and other consultants to document solution requirements, functional and technical specifications that meet customer configuration, reporting, customisation and integration requirements.
- Perform configuration of products according to approved design documents
- Work with clients to satisfy IT requirements that pertain to solution deployment.
- Install Industry standard software products at client location
- Conduct product and solution training sessions for the customer
- Create test plans and conduct testing of solutions
- Communicate/ resolve project issues that may impact the project’s success
- Provide remote and onsite operational support, problem determination and resolution
- Submit accurate weekly status reports, timesheets and expense reports to Critigen Management
- Support the Critigen Sales team on programme controls sales opportunities
- Respond to the programme controls section of RFPs (outlining solutions and preparing delivery plans)
- Provide programme controls support in client sale meetings
- Present on aspects of programme controls at conferences
PERSONAL SKILLS
- Strong business acumen, high energy and self-motivated
- Excellent organisation skills and proven ability to multi-task
- Demonstrated planning and project management skills
- Strong presentation, written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced, team oriented environment
- Strong initiative to solve problems
- Willing to travel and work on client sites