Project Controller

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Project Controller in London, where your data-driven insights will shape project performance. You will leverage advanced Excel and BI tools to implement effective project controls, ensuring data quality and transparency. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive work environment, this role offers an exciting opportunity to influence project success while enjoying generous benefits, including enhanced leave for charity work and a contributory pension scheme. If you're passionate about data and project management, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary bonus

Market-rate contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Health screening

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Subsidised canteen facilities

Retail discounts

Cycle schemes

Charity leave

Qualifications

• Strong data analysis skills with advanced proficiency in MS Excel and BI tools.
• Experience in Planning, Project Controls, Commercial, Finance, or Operations.

Responsibilities

• Implement project controls and reporting procedures across projects.
• Analyze performance data and provide insights to stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced MS Excel

Power BI

Data Analysis

Effective Communication

Project Accounting

Tools

Power BI

Qlik

Tableau

SQL

HTML

JSON

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Project Controller – Kentish Town

Would you like to join one of the UK's Best Big Companies as awarded by Best Companies? If so, Murphy is eager to hear from you! Due to continued growth, we are looking for a dynamic individual with an interest in data. You must be confident in communicating at all levels, happy creating reports, and presenting your findings. A proactive, can-do approach along with advanced IT and Power BI skills is essential.

As the Project Controller, you will assist in implementing, adopting, and using project controls tools and information within your allocated projects. You will provide insights on project performance to support management and ensure project targets are achieved.

What you will be doing:

• Implement business project controls & reporting procedures across projects.
• Develop local project controls & reporting procedures tailored to project requirements.
• Ensure processes operate effectively for comprehensive analysis of project and portfolio performance.
• Drive the adoption of project controls & reporting within your portfolio.
• Manage collection, extraction, and validation of source data for analysis.
• Analyze information and metrics to identify performance issues and potential concerns.
• Provide early warnings of risks and issues to enable proactive management.
• Offer objective, transparent, and timely insights on performance at portfolio and project levels.
• Present performance information compellingly and intuitively for stakeholders.
• Ensure data quality and accuracy for analysis.
• Act as a subject matter expert on performance, project controls, and reporting.
• Lead the collation of information for project and business reporting cycles.

Who we are looking for:

• Advanced MS Excel skills and proficiency in BI tools like Power BI, Qlik, or Tableau.
• Experience developing dashboards and performance metrics.
• Ability to consolidate performance data from granular (project) to portfolio level.
• Strong data analysis skills.
• Effective communication of data insights.
• Understanding of project accounting and construction contracts.
• Experience in Planning, Project Controls, Commercial, Finance, or Operations.
• Knowledge of JSON/HTML/SQL is beneficial but not essential.

About Murphy

• Murphy values charity; you receive 2 days leave annually for charity work, often done collectively.
• Access to Murphy Wellbeing services, including online tools and professional support.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion, with opportunities to participate in related events and committees.

What you’ll get in return

• Investment in your professional development.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy additional days; holiday entitlement increases with service.
• Discretionary bonus and annual salary reviews.
• Market-rate contributory pension scheme.
• Life assurance, health screening, and enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, plus a returners bonus.
• Additional holiday and wedding bonuses for marriage.
• Subsidised canteen facilities and other benefits like retail discounts, cashback, and cycle schemes.