Project Director - Controls Analytics

AECOM
Manchester
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Data Analytics & Business IntelligenceExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Senior leadership role leading analytics-enabled project controls across complex infrastructure programmes. You will translate client challenges into scalable controls analytics solutions, oversee delivery, shape bids and propositions, and develop multidisciplinary teams while acting as a trusted advisor to executives and expanding the Controls Analytics proposition across key accounts.

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Project Director - Controls Analytics

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Job Summary

Senior leadership role leading analytics-enabled project controls across complex infrastructure programmes. You will translate client challenges into scalable controls analytics solutions, oversee delivery, shape bids and propositions, and develop multidisciplinary teams while acting as a trusted advisor to executives and expanding the Controls Analytics proposition across key accounts.
Location: Manchester
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Strategic Client Leadership: Act as a trusted advisor to Programme Directors, Sponsors and senior client stakeholders; provide strategic direction on controls analytics, PMO performance, and data-driven decision-making; translate complex data and controls outputs into clear, actionable executive insights.
  • •Delivery Oversight & Solution Leadership: Lead the set-up and oversight of Controls Analytics delivery across projects, programmes and portfolios; define controls operating models, reporting frameworks, and governance structures; provide direction and assurance to delivery teams.
  • •Controls Analytics and PMO Transformation: Shape and implement integrated controls analytics approaches covering cost, schedule, risk, change, and performance; develop executive reporting, dashboards, and KPI frameworks; drive adoption of insight-driven performance management.
  • •Work Winning & Business Development: Play a leading role in bids, proposals, and client pursuits; develop compelling Controls Analytics propositions; identify growth opportunities within existing engagements; build external relationships.
  • •Team & Capability Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary teams; foster consultancy mindset; contribute to methods, tools, and accelerators; support recruitment and succession planning.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Data/Analytics or related discipline.
  • •Typically 15+ years’ experience across project/programme controls, PMO leadership, and/or consultancy.
  • •Professional certifications (APM, PMI, MSP, RICS, AACE or similar) desirable.
  • •Demonstrated leadership and consulting experience at senior levels with client engagement and delivery oversight.
  • •Strong understanding of project controls disciplines (cost, planning, risk, change, performance) and PMO governance.
Experience:15+ yearsConstructionInfrastructure
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationProblem-solving
Certifications:APMPMIMSPRICSAACE
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Power BIPrimavera P6PRISMAconexData architectures

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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