Project Controller

Amentum; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Project Controller in Adelaide, Australia, to provide overall project scheduling support and maintain project schedules used for tracking milestones and progress. The role focuses on cost forecasting and earned value oversight across defence-related projects.

You will develop and maintain schedules, update forecasts, and collaborate with Defence Space Command and other stakeholders to ensure timely, within-budget delivery and accurate reporting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project scheduling and Roadmap development.
• Proven experience using EVM, OPP and Microsoft Project.
• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication.
• Eligible for NV1 security clearance.
• Eligible to access US export controlled information

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules.
• Update schedules on a monthly basis including cost forecast.
• Assist and provide input into PPRIP/MRM monthly reporting and any other reports as required.
• Assist team members with scheduling requirements as required.
• Report where requested to Defence Space Command scheduler.
• Assist with updating project documentation (MAA, PES, IPMP).
• Provide Earned Value oversight and reporting.
• Integrate cost, schedule and risk data as required.
• Work collaboratively, operate as an effective team member and provide constructive feedback.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders, including industry and international project control partners, and understand their expectations and concerns.
• Resolve problems using expertise, taking the initiative to identify alternative courses of action.
• Coordinate and contribute to the work of a team consistent to a work plan and provide advice and assistance on methods of task completion to team members.
• Provide guidance to contractors on how best to construct schedules.
• Assist other schedulers with support where requested

Skills

Project scheduling

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Microsoft Project

Communication skills

Security clearance NV1

Tools

EVM

OPP

Microsoft Project

Job description

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents.

Are you seeking a career that offers a healthy work-life balance, a friendly company culture, and engagement with a supportive community?

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, please refer to our Enterprise Agreement and www.fairwork.gov.au for more information.

Role Title: Project Controller

Role Description: The Project Controller will provide overall support across projects to develop and maintain the project schedule to be used for tracking and reporting on progress of project deliverables and milestones.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain schedules
• Update schedules on a monthly basis including cost forecast.
• Assist and provide input into PPRIP/MRM monthly reporting and any other reports as required.
• Assist team members with scheduling requirements as required.
• Report where requested to Defence Space Command scheduler.
• Assist with updating project documentation (MAA, PES, IPMP).
• Provide Earned Value oversight and reporting.
• Integrate cost, schedule and risk data as required.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively, operate as an effective team member and provide constructive feedback;
• Engage with relevant stakeholders, including industry and international project control partners, and understand their expectations and concerns;
• Resolve problems using expertise, taking the initiative to identify alternative courses of action;
• Coordinate and contribute to the work of a team consistent to a work plan and provide advice and assistance on methods of task completion to team members.
• Provide guidance to contractors on how best to construct schedules.
• Assist other schedulers with support where requested

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience in project scheduling and Roadmap development.
• Proven experience using EVM, OPP and Microsoft Project.
• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication.
• Eligible for NV1 security clearance.
• Eligible to access US export controlled information