Project Controller

General Dynamics Mission Systems - United Kingdom; Hastings; Ibrido; GBP 32.000 - 46.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible benefits

Nine-day fortnight

Career development plan

Hybrid work options

Descrizione del lavoro

General Dynamics Mission Systems UK is seeking a Project Controller to coordinate scope, schedule, cost and risk across key stakeholders including Project Managers and Control Account Managers.

The role involves producing resourced, time-phased schedules, monitoring baselines, tracking expenditures and maintaining risk registers. Hybrid working (3 days in the office) with flexible benefits, salary between £32,400 and £46,000, and opportunities for AI/ML exposure.

Competenze

• Project Controller experience with managing scope, schedule, cost and risk.
• Experience creating and maintaining project schedules in Microsoft Project.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to create, maintain and report risks using a risk management tool.
• Experience with AI/ML models is preferred.

Mansioni

• Scope Management: scope project requirements into WBS/OBS/RAM and assess changes.
• Schedule Management: produce time-phased schedules with baselines and critical paths.
• Finance Management: track expenditure and compare to baseline budgets.
• Risk Management: create risk registers and lead risk reviews.
• Change Management: manage scope and cost changes across the project.
• Bid Support: provide schedules, resource demand and costing for bids.

Conoscenze

Project Controller experience

Microsoft Project scheduling

MS Office Suite

Risk reporting

AI/ML familiarity

Strumenti

Microsoft Project

Risk management tool

Descrizione del lavoro

Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV’s. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and stores management systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

Job Description

Here at General Dynamics the Project Controller is a wide ranging role that interfaces with a number of key project stakeholders across the business, but primarily with Project Managers and Control Account Managers.

Regular work tasks include:

• Scope Management
  
  
  
  • Work with assigned Project Manager(s) to scope project requirements into a coherent WBS, OBS and RAM
  
  
  • Analyse the impact of scope changes, making recommendations to assigned Project Manager(s)
  
  
  
  


• Schedule Management
  
  
  
  • Produce resourced & time phased schedules with critical paths to help ensure that all tasks are complete and milestones are achieved on target and within budget.
  
  
  • Maintain a project baseline schedule and track changes to the baseline as the project progresses
  
  
  
  


• Finance Management
  
  
  
  • Track all expenditure on assigned projects, analyse spending trends and estimate final costs, reporting any deviation from baseline
  
  
  
  


• Risk Management
  
  
  
  • Create and maintain risk registers. Organise and facilitate regular risk reviews with risk owners and track mitigation actions. Include mitigation actions in plans and schedules as part of performance measurement baselines
  
  
  
  


• Change Management


• Bid Support
  
  
  
  • Support bids by providing schedules, resource demand and costing/estimates for the bid opportunity and the activities related to bid execution in line with the process
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Project Controller experience


• Creating and maintaining project schedules using Microsoft Project, use them to effectively manage and report progress on a project


• Excellent Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)


• Can create, maintain and report risks using a risk management tool


• Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred

Additional Information

This role has a salary of between £32,400 and £46,000 plus our flexible benefits package.

We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 3 days working in office) on a weekly basis or fully in our offices.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.


• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.


• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please email [e-mail] if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.

Every application matters to us. We want you to know that each application we receive is reviewed by a real person—not just an algorithm. Our screening questions are also carefully considered to help us understand your experience and fit for the role.

We appreciate the time you take to apply.