About the Role
This role supports the delivery and continuous improvement of reporting, performance management, and management insight capabilities within a major programme environment. The Senior Reporting Manager will produce intelligent, validated, and meaningful reporting outputs to enable effective decision-making and drive innovation through digital reporting and data analytics solutions.
Responsibilities
- Support the implementation and maintenance of reporting processes and frameworks across a major infrastructure programme.
- Lead the development, production, and continuous improvement of reporting products and performance dashboards.
- Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, validated, insightful, and tailored to the needs of different stakeholder groups.
- Review and improve the underlying processes that support reporting activities, enhancing data quality, governance, and reporting controls.
- Collaborate closely with project controls, PMO, digital, and delivery teams to meet reporting requirements and support project objectives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across a complex programme environment.
- Manage and develop reporting and data resources, providing leadership, mentoring, and resilience within the team.
- Analyse complex datasets to identify trends, correlations, risks, and opportunities that support informed decision-making.
- Transform and structure data in alignment with project controls frameworks, including WBS, CBS, and OBS structures.
- Apply statistical analysis and forecasting techniques to support performance monitoring and predict future delivery trends.
- Support the development and implementation of digital reporting solutions, dashboards, and business intelligence tools.
- Champion a "Digital by Default" approach to reporting and help establish best practice data analytics and business intelligence frameworks.
- Share knowledge, lessons learned, and reporting best practices to enhance project controls capability across the wider organisation.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years' experience in reporting, performance management, or project controls within a major programme environment.
- Experience developing and managing reporting processes, performance frameworks, and management information outputs.
- Strong understanding of project controls disciplines and reporting structures, including WBS, CBS, and OBS frameworks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop and challenge reporting narratives for a range of audiences.
- Experience driving continuous improvement and implementing digital solutions within reporting environments.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across multiple functions.
- A detail-oriented individual who can synthesise complex information into clear, actionable insights.
- Degree in a numerate discipline, HND, or equivalent qualification supported by relevant industry experience.
- Experience working on major infrastructure, energy, nuclear, transportation, defence, or other large-scale capital projects.
- Experience developing reporting frameworks on complex or mega-projects.
- Proficiency in Power BI, data visualisation, data analytics, data mining, and statistical analysis techniques.
- Experience working within highly regulated project environments.
- Knowledge of modern business intelligence and digital reporting solutions.
- Full right to work in the UK.
Skills
- Reporting
- Performance Management
- Project Controls
- Data Analytics
- Digital Reporting
- WBS
- CBS
- OBS
- Stakeholder Management
- Power BI
- Data Visualisation
- Data Mining
- Statistical Analysis
- Business Intelligence
Location
- Hybrid – London office and home working
- Site visits to Suffolk
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- Minimum 5 years' experience
Education Level
- Degree in a numerate discipline
- HND
- Equivalent qualification supported by relevant industry experience
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
- Comprehensive Private Healthcare (Inc Dentist and Optician)
- Life Assurance (x4 Salary)
- Pension: employers' contribution of 4%
- Company and personal performance-based bonus
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Long Service Leave
- Training and professional development
- Regular social events
- Perkbox – employee experience platform
About the Company
- CMR is first and foremost a team of people, passionate about the construction industry and changing the way project controls is provided.
- We are a progressive & dynamic consultancy offering tailored project controls services across a range of industries.
- Our Purpose (Why we exist): Inspiring new ways to help shape our construction industry.
- Our Ambition (What we want to achieve): Re-imagine project controls through a digital lens, being the obvious choice for clients and the place to grow together with intention.
- At CMR we have a strong culture driven by our 9 Core Principles. We look to build a community of people that share our values and ambitions.
- We're proud that 96% of our team say CMR is a "Great Place to Work" – a reflection of our supportive culture, focus on people, and drive to do things differently.
- Learn more here: https://cmr.london/who-we-are/
Equal Opportunity
- CMR welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
- CMR is Disability Confident Committed and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability or any other protected characteristics.
- We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives.
