Project Controller

Associated British Ports; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension

Private health insurance

Benefits package

Job summary

Associated British Ports seeks a Project Controls Scheduler to develop and maintain robust project programmes across multiple sites. You will integrate cost, risk and resource data, monitor progress and manage schedule governance to support informed decisions.

The role requires strong planning and coordination, experience with Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject and MS Office tools, and the ability to collaborate across regions and functions.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects from conception to delivery.
• Strong planning and coordination skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret flowcharts, schedules and action plans.
• Familiarity with risk management and QA control.
• Proficient in MS Office including MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain baseline and live project programmes using Primavera P6 / Asta Powerproject / MS Project
• Integrate cost, risk, procurement, and resource data into project schedules
• Monitor programme progress, identify critical path impacts, and assess schedule risk
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, commercial teams, and subcontractors
• Ensure schedule governance aligns with contractual and internal controls
• Support PMs across the project portfolio in implementing processes to manage plans, schedules, budgets and expenditures
• Own and manage the administration of multiple core Project Controls processes.

Skills

Project scheduling

Planning & coordination

Attention to detail

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

MS Project

PowerPoint

Excel

Visio

Job description

Location: Flexible but ideally - Hull, Immingham, Garston, Cardiff or Southampton

Purpose:

To develop, maintain and manage robust project schedules, providing accurate progress reports to support informed decision-making across multidisciplinary project teams.

APB’s projects are developed in both central and regional contexts and this role will deliver in strong collaboration across all regions and functions. This is critical to ensure we adapt to the local context and leverage the resources and expertise available.

Individual project CAPEX values typically range from £50K to in excess of £5M

Accountabilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed baseline and live project programmes using Primavera P6 / Asta Powerproject / MS Project
• Integrate cost, risk, procurement, and resource data into project schedules
• Monitor programme progress, identify critical path impacts, and assess schedule risk
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, commercial teams, and subcontractors
• Ensure schedule governance aligns with contractual and internal controls
• Support the Project Managers (PM’s) across the project portfolio in implementing the processes to manage and monitor project plans, project schedules, budgets and expenditures to ensure budgets are maintained and expenditure is controlled
• Own and manage the administration of multiple core Project Controls processes.

Experience:

• Experience in project management, from conception to delivery
• Sound planning and coordination skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• An ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, schedules and step-by-step action plans
• Familiarity with risk management and quality assurance control
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite of programmes incl MS Project, Powerpoint, Excel and Visio
• Ability to build relationships and work successfully with people at all levels
• Ability to focus on multiple tasks at the same time
• Ability to manage own workload to meet tight deadlines

Ideal

• Experience in Document Management software

Additional Information:

When joining ABP you will find an environment that is both welcoming and challenging. We reward our employees well and offer a generous remuneration package, employer pension, private health insurance and a range of other benefits.

Please note that ABP undertake random screening for substance abuse and operate a zero-tolerance policy. A medical will be required before starting this position also.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their background, which helps us to provide a diverse and inclusive working environment.