About the role
We’re looking for a Project Controller to join our team based from our Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. This role benefits from our 4xFlex working pattern, offering a 4-day working week Monday - Thursday. As this role sits within our Special Projects function, candidates need to be prepared to work onsite in Ampthill 4 days a week (subject to business needs)
Individuals from scheduling / planning or cost controlling backgrounds with the characteristics and capabilities to become a Project Controller will be provided with the necessary support and development opportunities to fulfil your potential. This post offers the potential for a great diversity of work and responsibility along with a great opportunity to progress.
Accountable to Control Account Manager and ultimately the Programme Manager you will be responsible for monitoring and controlling of scope, resourcing and cost on assigned projects. Scope, resource and cost planning, monitoring, cost reporting and Earned Value Analysis will be performed using SAP and other tools, which may include Primavera P6 or MS Project
The Project Controller will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Budgeting and managing the resource requirements on the projects and programmes, including managing and developing EACs; and resource planning, taking into account resources required to support a large number of activities.
- Generating data / information / analysis for presentations and reports to the business and the customer(s).
- Consolidating data / analysis for the Control Account Managers for review and approval.
- Generating Variance Analysis Reports (as required) on a monthly basis to cover variance at completion information with corrective actions. Work with the Programme Manager(s) and other stakeholders to implement the corrective actions to re-align the work to the baseline and budgets.
- Ensuring that all Programmes’ budgets are fully planned to ensure that customer and business requirements are met.
- Assist in the preparation of bids and proposals.
- Assist in the preparation for EPPs.
- Support Baseline Change creation.
- Disseminating Weekly/Monthly tasking to the team.
- Analysis of Actuals vs Plan for deployed personnel.
- Help with looking for better ways to generate information for the team (Tableau/Fuse/P6/PowerPoint).
- Ability to go in to P6 to conduct analysis and synthesize for consumption by CAMs.
The successful candidate must achieve the appropriate level (DV) of security clearance. More details can be found here
Required skills, qualifications and experience
- Experience as a Project Controller, Project Coordinator or similar role in a PMO (Project Management Office) environment
- Able to demonstrate a strong analytical mindset, with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into effective actions.
- Working knowledge of and experience in SAP cost planning and reporting.
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to quickly adapt to new tools, systems, and processes.
- The ability to work with a technical and skill-diverse team.
Desired Skills
- Projects experience in the Engineering or Defence sectors
- An understanding of business finance including Orders, Sales, EBIT and Cash and the importance of managing and controlling programmes in order to achieve successful financial outcomes.
- Experience in the development, maintenance and control of complex event-driven project plans and their impact on budgets and financial performance
- Earned Value Management (EVM)