Project Controller

Copello; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Defence organization is seeking Project Controllers in Bristol to work on key project controls activities, including health, schedule, cost management, and risk analysis. Candidates should have planning experience and proficiency in project management tools. This role offers opportunities to develop skills within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in detailed planning to milestone delivery plans.
• Capability in project structures (WBS/CBS/OBS).
• Experience generating and analysing project performance data.

Responsibilities

• Validate individual Project assessments and identify issues.
• Steer validation of project level schedules.
• Lead generation of Integrated Baseline schedule.
• Validate Project level costs to go.
• Lead all Schedule Risk Analysis.
• Involvement in Bid Team activity.

Skills

Planning experience

Project structures (WBS/CBS/OBS)

Project performance data analysis

SRA/Critical Path Analysis/EVM

Project Management Toolsets (SAP/ARM/Primavera/Oracle Unifier)

Baseline Management and Change Control

Tools

SAP

ARM

Primavera

Oracle Unifier

Job description

Overview

The opportunity: Copello are supporting a leading Defence organisation in their search for Project Controllers. They have opportunities for enthusiastic and motivated Project Planners and Project Controllers to join our team, where you will have an opportunity to grow your skills and develop your career within a collaborative and encouraging environment.

You will be working on a number of key project controls activities across projects, including health, schedule, baselining, costs, risk and opportunity management, and bid team involvement.

Responsibilities

• Project Health - Validation of individual Project assessments and identification of issues and risks within the Project assessments for discussion with the project.
• Schedule Assessment - Steering the validation of Project level schedules as accurate, coherent and in accordance with the Programme planning principles.
• Integrated Baseline Management - Leading the generation of the Integrated Baseline schedule in order to successfully deliver the programme in accordance with planning principles.
• Costs to Go (and associated EAC) - Validation of Project level costs to go as accurate and appropriate, including assessment of outlying forecasts, to support the EAC.
• Risk and Opportunity Management - Leading all Schedule Risk Analysis across the Projects where SRA is appropriate.
• New Business - Active involvement in Bid Team activity, ensuring the Project Management 'basics' are appropriately considered and implemented.

What we're looking for

• Planning experience - ranging from detailed planning to summary level milestone delivery plans.
• Capability in creating and maintaining project structures (WBS/CBS/OBS).
• Experience in generating and analysing project performance data (schedule, resource, and cost).
• Ability to perform and analyse SRA/Critical Path Analysis/EVM.
• Experience of Project Management Toolsets (SAP/ARM/Primavera/Oracle Unifier).
• Knowledge of Baseline Management and Change Control.

Desirable but not essential

• Understanding and involvement in Project Estimate at Completion/Forecast Cost at Completion reviews.
• Risk & Opportunities / What-If analysis.
• Understanding of resource loaded schedules.