Group Performance Data & Systems Manager – Contracting & Construction

About the role

The Group Performance Data & Systems Manager leads the design, delivery and governance of performance information across the Contracting & Construction sector. Reporting to the Group Chief Integration & Performance Officer, the role sets up the reporting architecture, data standards and systems adoption that give a single source of truth for strategic, operational, financial, commercial and project performance. It connects source data in SAP and related platforms with consolidated reporting and management dashboards, working with operations, project controls, commercial, finance, procurement, HSE, quality, people functions and IT.

Key responsibilities

• Design and maintain the Group reporting architecture, defining audiences, content, frequency and source systems for consolidated financial and operational reporting.
• Develop and govern the Group KPI dictionary so each measure has an agreed definition, calculation, owner, source and reporting frequency.
• Implement and govern a single source of truth for performance information across the Group.
• Establish the data ownership model and work with functional data owners to resolve data gaps, conflicts and quality issues.
• Deliver the Group consolidated monthly performance report and the data inputs to Group ExCom, BU ExCom and project review forums.
• Direct the development of management and operational dashboards and govern requests, prioritisation, build standards and change control.
• Drive SAP adoption with Operations, monitor usage by business unit and close gaps where work is done outside the system.
• Set data quality standards, monitor master and transactional data quality, and establish the Group reporting calendar, cut-offs and consolidation timelines with Finance and business units.
• Rationalise duplicated and spreadsheet-based reporting, coordinate training and a super-user network, and prepare the data foundations for analytics, automation and AI initiatives.

Required profile

• 12+ years of relevant experience in performance reporting, business intelligence, ERP implementation or project controls within contracting, EPC, infrastructure or construction organisations.
• 5+ years in a management role, with accountability for reporting, systems or data deliverables across multiple business units or functions.
• Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Information Systems or Finance); Master's degree or professional certification (SAP, business intelligence or data management) preferred.

Required skills

• Advanced understanding of reporting architecture, KPI design, data modelling and dashboard development.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP or a comparable ERP in project-based organisations, including finance, project systems, procurement and master data.
• Understanding of how project controls, commercial, finance, procurement and HSE data are generated and used in construction delivery.
• Ability to influence functional leaders, IT and business units without direct authority.