Project Controller

Arcadis; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in the United Kingdom is seeking a Project Controller to deliver elements of projects and support programme delivery across national and international workstreams, including Defence, Government, and industry sectors.

You will develop data collection, analysis and reports, monitor project management KPIs, and liaise with project teams to ensure performance and timely information. Arcadis supports career development with mentors and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting large and complex projects.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Work within financial procedures to help produce basic project plans and schedules.
• Monitor financial information and identify anomalies to keep data up-to-date.
• Collate and interpret data to prepare project documents and plans.
• Analyze data trends to support senior decision-makers.
• Monitor and improve project management processes and systems.
• Handle complex tasks and support the project management function.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to provide advisory support and ensure policy alignment.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Commercial awareness

Analytical thinking

Independent working

Software proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

AWPM

EVM

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Our Places business area is focused on creating and managing sustainable places where people live, work, and thrive; we’re working together to build a better, more sustainable future. And even though our Places business is rapidly growing, we have ambitious plans to go further. We need strategic thinkers; we need people to deliver our plans. As one of the fastest growing areas in Arcadis, we’re here for the long-term. Our careers reflect that. You’ll develop, grow and exceed your potential. We take your career journey seriously and we’ll support you every step of the way.

In the role of Project Controller, you will deliver distinct elements of projects or contribute to the delivery of overall programmes of work. Additionally, you will be accountable for for monitoring and escalation of project management KPIs and performance metrics, communicating project process compliance issues and the delivery of timely and accurate data collection, analysis and reports

You will collaborate with project teams to deliver national and international projects spanning from small to very large in scale. Our project portfolio encompasses a variety of sectors, with a significant portion of our current workload concentrated in the Defence & Central Government, industrial, manufacturing, and technology sectors.

We are committed to supporting your personal development and career progression. You will have the opportunity to be mentored by industry-recognised Technical Leaders, who will share their expertise and ensure that your training provides you with the best possible foundation for success.

Role accountabilities

• Work within established financial procedures to assist in the production of basic plans and schedules for projects, and monitor and review financial information, in order to identify any anomalies or discrepancies and ensure management has access to up-to-date and accurate information on project
• Individually contribute to a range of professional assignments and monitor in order to support the delivery of projects to time and quality standards
• Independently collate and interpret data to prepare documents including project plans and schedules
• Analyse data and trends on project to develop simple recommendations to support senior colleagues in their decision making process
• Take a proactive role in monitoring and evaluating existing project management processes in order to identify opportunities and provide advice for the improvement of processes and systems
• Complete complex, professional level tasks as requested by colleagues, prioritising case load and interpreting established policies in order to effectively support the project management function
• Liaise with internal stakeholders from across the business to provide specialist advisory support to internal clients, acting as a focal point for operational project queries and ensure that there is alignment between policy and operational practice

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant business experience, including experience supporting large and complex projects
• Good communication skills, including the ability to liaise with peers and senior colleagues and build and maintain relationships
• Commercial awareness and organisational understanding
• A logical approach and ability to think through complex issues to co-ordinate multi-faceted aspects of projects
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently
• Proficiency in using relevant software and systems
• AWPM
• EVM
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.