Project Controls Manager (PUMA)

TL;DR

Project Controls Manager (PUMA): Lead all project controls activities for a major chemical plant construction project at Saltend Chemical Park with an accent on integrated programme management in Primavera P6, site-facing progress control, and NEC4 contractual compliance. Focus on owning the baseline schedule, performing critical path and variance analysis, managing change impacts, risk integration, and delivering accurate reporting for decision-making.

Location: Onsite in Hull, UK (HU12 8DS) with hands-on site presence required.

Company

hirify.global UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider supporting industrial sectors including chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, power & energy, and renewables.

What you will do

• Lead development, maintenance, and governance of the integrated project programme in Primavera P6, including baseline ownership, progress updates, and critical path analysis.
• Operate as site-facing controls lead, integrating live construction progress, short-term planning, and coordination with project teams, subcontractors, and client interfaces.
• Manage NEC4 programme compliance, time impact assessments for changes, early warnings, and compensation events.
• Own project reporting, KPIs, dashboards, and performance analysis against contract milestones and risks.
• Lead risk management, quantitative schedule risk analysis, and integration into programme and reporting.
• Interface with cost, commercial, and procurement teams to align programme status with expenditure, forecasts, and progress measures.
• Drive continuous improvement in controls processes, standards, and digital tools for site performance monitoring.

Requirements

• Significant experience in project controls leadership on major construction, engineering, or industrial projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 to own and interrogate complex schedules.
• Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4, especially programme acceptance, early warnings, and compensation events (Option B).
• Demonstrable experience in planning, progress measurement, reporting, change management, risk management, and cost/commercial interfaces.
• Experience in petrochemical, process plant, energy, or heavy industrial construction environments highly desirable.
• Degree, HND or equivalent in engineering, construction management, project controls, quantity surveying or related; strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of risk tools, quantitative schedule risk analysis, SAP/ERP, Power BI, or Microsoft reporting tools.
• Relevant professional membership.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees across 14 UK offices, upholding high standards of safety, compliance, and quality.
• Operate in a live construction environment with multidisciplinary teams, CDM responsibilities, and coordinated execution.
• Permanent professional role within hirify.global Office, Finance & Controlling.