Responsible for the development and implementation of integrated project management and project controls processes and procedures to drive standardisation and predictable performance within the Submarine Portfolio at Devonshire Royal Dockyard Limited, a multi-project multi-billion pound environment. Responsible for the management, oversight and development of planning & scheduling, estimating, cost control and risk management disciplines. Championing a culture of delivery centered on people, utilising reliable and robust project data to understand, assess and influence successful project outcomes. Accountable for key bid inputs on one of the organisation’s major programmes, including scope definition, cost estimate, establishment of the baseline, contingency and governance.

Responsible for generation and strategic management of the project controls capability, ensuring project controls products and services were delivered across multi-billion pound programmes within the UK nuclear Defence sector. Accountable for cost management and baseline performance measurement of the Key Supplier Management organisation, including all Earned Value Management metrics, variance analysis and reporting. Responsible for setting Control Account Manager budgets, forecasting and governance in line with the organisation’s financial process. In accordance with the organisation’s project lifecycle process, led negotiations and agreed formal evidence requirements for approval of nuclear programmes, managing both internal and external stakeholders.Led organisation assurance reviews, assessing deliverability of the programme and benefits, making both strategic and tactical recommendations, and tracking implementation over time.

Responsible for the strategy, implementation, and execution of project controls policies, processes and procedures on the multi-billion pound Astute nuclear submarine programme.Led and developed the Submarine Production project controls team, including planning & scheduling, cost control, risk management and change management. Undertook biannual assessments against competency profiles and put development plans, technical coaching and recruitment strategies in place. Accountable for cost management and baseline performance measurement of the Submarine Production organisation, including all Earned Value Management metrics, variance analysis and reporting, up to Board level. Responsible for setting Control Account Manager budgets, forecasting and governance in line with the organisation’s financial process. Accountable for analysis and challenge of supplier performance, including earned value, critical path and drawdown of risk contingency.Responsible for the contract management of project controls requirements, and provision of technical expertise and support to the commercial function in management of the contract and negotiation of amendments, including Change Management. Led negotiations and agreed formal evidence requirements for funding of the programme. Accountable for all project controls evidence to support the approval. Managed internal and external stakeholders.Collaborated with the supplier to put in place a joint project controls improvement programme, shared learning on processes, tools and methodologies. Pooled resources to identify and resolve cross-cutting programme issues. Led integrated baseline, surveillance and system reviews on submarine programmes, assessing deliverability, benefits and implementing corrective action plans. On behalf of the organisation, delivered keynote presentations at external conferences on the application and benefits of project controls.

Responsible for the strategy, design and implementation of project controls policies, processes and procedures across the Defence Equipment & Support organisation, a UK government agency.Responsible for the strategic functional oversight and development of project controls disciplines, including planning & scheduling, cost control and risk management. Led a wide-ranging network of stakeholders in delivering recruitment, training and development strategies, building a sustainable capability for the organisation.Led project controls engagements across the organisation, including communities of practice, steering committees and internal & external conferences. Accountable for providing strategic direction, communications and ensuring the project controls system and processes were embedded across the organisation in a standardised way, identifying, tracking and resolving issues.Responsible for the performance, development and change control of all project controls applications, including P6, Primavera Risk Analyser, Active Risk Manager and Unifier. Responsible for all guidance, training and technical instructions that supported adoption of the applications.Established and led a technically strong, collaborative team to support the stand-up of the Project Controls Function across the organisation, leading governance and assurance processes and balancing individual project requirements against overarching Corporate objectives. Reviewed end-to-end project controls work processes and implemented improvements.

Led a hybrid team of civil servants, suppliers and consultants in the design, implementation, and execution of project controls processes and procedures on the multi-billion pound Dreadnought nuclear submarine programme. Accountable for managing project controls resources efficiently and economically across the programme, balancing competing demands of individual projects and providing oversight and assurance of outputs.As a Control Account Manager, accountable for cost management and baseline performance measurement of allocated control accounts, including all earned value management metrics, variance analysis and monthly reporting to the Programme Director. Responsible for estimating work package budgets, performance measurement and forecasting in line with the organisation’s Estimate At Complete process. Responsible for setting and negotiating project controls contract requirements, achieving a step change in supplier accountability and programme control. Provision of technical expertise and support to the commercial function, throughout contract negotiations.Led workshops with programme team, suppliers and sponsor to independently validate IMS scope, logic, dependencies and generate three-point estimates for quantitative risk analysis. Responsible for analysis and challenge of supplier performance, including earned value, critical path and Key Performance Indicators. Supported negotiations and agreed formal evidence requirements for funding of the programme. Accountable for all project controls evidence to support the approval. Managed internal and external stakeholders.

Responsible for leading teams of project controllers in the delivery of controls products and services across UK Ministry of Defence, including cost estimates, integrated master scheduling, earned value management and quantitative risk analysis. Responsible for scoping and providing insight on requirements, resources and required skills. Accountable for managing resources efficiently and economically within agreed budget delegations, balancing competing stakeholder demands and providing oversight and assurance of outputs. Accountable for managing and collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders, at all levels of UK Government. Led communications and built relationships across department.Led a diverse team in the cost and benefit analysis of the organisation's transformation programme, leading and assuring detailed analysis at pace to support the decision-making process, negotiations with service providers and overall value for money assessment.

Responsible for project managing the delivery of multiple novel, high-profile projects from concept to in-service.Responsible for all commercial activities, including competitive procurement exercises, tender assessments and contract award. Responsible for all project activities, including scope definition, cost management, baseline performance measurement, variance analysis and reporting.Collaborated across the Defence sector to design, develop and deliver technology, at pace. Successfully worked to resolve cross-cutting issues.

Undertook several assignments in both the public and private sector, project managing the design, development and manufacture of engineering products.Responsible for project analysis, evaluation and reporting to support Executive decision making processes.