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Project Controller – WW+P
Location: London or Manchester (Hybrid Working)
Company Description:
WW+P is a world-leading architecture and planning practice. Founded in 1985, the practice has more than 400 architects, urban designers and planners across 12 studios worldwide with 2 in the UK; London and Manchester. WW+P integrates planning, urban design, landscape and architecture to deliver projects that unite visionary regenerative design thinking with technical excellence.
Our work spans scales and disciplines to build better cities, smarter infrastructure, and more inclusive communities – leading the next chapter in regenerative thinking.
WW+P is part of 10N Collective: a group of urbanism, architecture and related design experts brought together by Egis Group. In 2026 SvN Architects and Planners merged with WW+P, creating over 80 years of combined experience in transformative urban design and planning.
Job Description
The Project Controller provides independent financial management of projects from bid to close. Sitting within Finance and working closely with Operations — the role works alongside Project Managers & Contract Managers to ensure the projects compliance with group standards regarding financial performance, accurate & timely reporting, forecasting and risk management across the full project lifecycle.
01 · Bid
- Help the Bid Manager build the cost model and assess financial viability
- Review risks and opportunities; support the Go / No Go decision
02 · Project Set-Up
- Attend the handover from bid to execution team; review the contract's financial terms
- Confirm the appropriate revenue recognition method for the contract type
- Set up the project, billing plan, and revenue schedule in the ERP system
- Issue advance payment invoices; arrange performance and advance payment bonds
- Input and validate the initial financial forecast; present to management
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03 · Delivery — Ongoing
- Lead the financial review at project progress meetings (at least quarterly)
- Analyse actuals against forecast; explain variances; update cost-to-complete
- Review risks and opportunities with the PM; adjust contingencies as the project matures
- Optimise billing milestones to improve cash timing
- Prepare and issue customer invoices; chase overdue payments; agree recovery actions with PM
- Run month-end close: time bookings, intercompany transactions, cost accruals, revenue reconciliations
- Monitor bonds and guarantees; request releases as milestones are met
- Support tax queries and respond to audit requests
04 · Close-Out
- Verify the project closing checklist; confirm final financial settlement with the customer
- Close purchase orders, booking codes, and remaining bonds; confirm insurance cancellation
- Ensure all revenue is invoiced and collected with no residual balances
- Participate in the lessons-learned review
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- Project Manager — day-to-day delivery partner on all project financial matters
- Contract Manager - day-to-day delivery partner on all project commercial matters
- Project Sponsor / Business Leader — accountable for project performance; approves forecasts
- Finance Manager — direct line; validates forecasts and provides escalation route
- Shared Services — ERP transactions, customer set-up, invoice issuance
- Regional Treasury — bond management, cash flow, payment instruments
- Legal, Insurance & Tax — contract compliance, insurance coverage, cross-border tax queries
Qualifications
- Project finance experience
- Engineering, consulting, or professional services background preferred
- Contract literacy
- Comfortable with billing structures, revenue recognition terms, and risk allocation
- Analytical rigour
- Confident with forecasts, variance analysis, and large datasets, extracts insights from complex datasets, and proposes appropriate solutions.
- Organisation under pressure
- Manages multiple projects concurrently against hard month-end deadlines, with focus effort on value-adding activities.
- Independent judgement
- Makes sound financial calls without close supervision
- Communication & influence
- Able to present financial information clearly & directly to operational teams, management, and external auditors.
- Systems proficiency
- ERP project finance modules and Excel;
- Power BI or equivalent an advantage
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What We Offer
- Opportunity to work on high-profile, nationally significant projects
- A collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with strong technical depth
- The ability to shape and grow a key capability area
- A clear path for career progression
- A culture focused on innovation, sustainability, and meaningful impact
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Egis is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
We at EGIS are an Equal Opportunities employer and we recognise the value of a Diverse Organisation. EGIS appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity at EGIS, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and everyone’s contribution as this builds our culture and means, if you work for EGIS, you will be included, listened to, and respected.
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