Head of Project Performance and Controls

Tata Steel UK Limited; Port Talbot; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading steel production company in Port Talbot is seeking a Head of Project Performance and Controls to join their Senior Leadership Team. This role is critical for overseeing a mega-project, implementing project control frameworks, and leading a diverse team to ensure project success. Candidates should have substantial leadership experience in project controls for large infrastructure or energy projects, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with tools like Primavera P6. The role includes a competitive salary and significant benefits package.

Benefits

35 days holidays per annum

Annual Pay Review

Annual Bonus Scheme

Private Healthcare

Defined contribution pension scheme

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in project controls on large-scale UK infrastructure or energy projects.
• Advanced knowledge of planning and scheduling tools, cost control, and risk management.
• Proven track record managing multi-million-pound budgets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project controls frameworks for cost, schedule, and performance reporting.
• Lead and mentor a team of project controls professionals.
• Collaborate across teams and represent project controls at governance forums.

Skills

Leadership experience in project controls

Knowledge of Primavera P6

Analytical and data interpretation skills

Communication and stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Job Title: Head of Project Performance and Controls

Department : Projects – Electric Arc Furnace Project

Location: Port Talbot (SA13)

Contract type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: Senior Leader package to include a competitive salary, car or car allowance, private healthcare, pension scheme

Closing Date: Friday January 9th 2025

Do you want to play a pivotal role in one of the most ambitious engineering projects in Europe?

Project Invictus is recruiting, and it's not often that opportunities like this come along.

“Project Invictus” is a megaproject - a large-scale, complex venture that will cost over £1 billion and take years to develop and build safely. This project involves multiple stakeholders and will have a significant impact on the economy, the environment, and society.

As we embark on the construction of the largest electric arc furnace in the world, you'll be part of a team that is driving engineering excellence. This project represents a transformative step towards a green, decarbonized future and a fundamental restructure of how we do business.

The engineering challenges are immense and exciting. You'll be involved in cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions that will set new industry standards. From initial design through to final implementation, this project will test and expand your engineering skills.

Be a part of this ground breaking project with us and Lead the controls that keep a mega-project on track

We are looking for a Head of Project Performance and Controls to join our Senior Leadership Team for a major industrial transformation project in South Wales. This is a pivotal role, responsible for designing and implementing the project controls framework that ensures delivery on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of safety and quality.

You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and oversee contractors providing project controls support, enabling strong governance and daily visibility of progress across cost, schedule, risk, and change management.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain project controls frameworks covering cost, schedule, risk, change, document control, and performance reporting.
• Standardize tools, processes, and templates across the programme.
• Establish cost and schedule baselines, deploy cost estimating, forecasting, Earned Value Management (EVM), and schedule tracking using tools like Primavera P6.
• Implement robust risk and opportunity management processes and lead change control.
• Deliver daily, weekly, and monthly performance reporting, variance analysis, and executive dashboards for senior stakeholders.
• Lead and mentor a team of cost controllers, schedulers, risk analysts, and document controllers.
• Collaborate with procurement, finance, engineering, and supply chain teams, representing project controls at governance forums and audits.
• Support tender submissions through cost modelling, schedule planning, and risk estimation.

What you will bring

• Significant leadership experience in project controls on large-scale UK infrastructure or energy projects.
• Advanced knowledge of planning and scheduling tools (Primavera P6), cost control, forecasting, EVM, risk management, and document control.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills with the ability to influence decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable at senior and board level.
• Proven track record managing multi-million-pound budgets and driving commercial outcomes.
• Familiarity with UK NEC and FIDIC contracts.
• Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction, or related field.
• Demonstrable competence in managing multi-million pound budgets and driving commercial outcomes

If you would like further information or an informal chat, we would love to hear from you. Apply now or email [e-mail].

What we can offer you

Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:

• A market competitive salary
• 35 days holidays per annum
• Annual Pay Review
• Annual Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
• Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual and family)
• One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (Up to 10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)

We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as discounts with local and national retailers and services. Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.

Why us?

Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea. For further information on our transformation journey, please visit Green Steel Future | Tata Steel UK