Project Controller/Planner

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Project Planner/Controller for a 12-month contract in Bristol, focusing on security-cleared work in the defense industry. The role involves extensive project planning, management, and collaboration with diverse teams to uphold project standards and deliver accurate performance data.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Primavera and SAP PS.
• Experience working in a multicultural, pan-European environment.
• Proven commercial and financial management skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze ongoing progress and performance, comparing against targets.
• Establish and maintain the overall project schedule.
• Manage Earned Value Management (EVM) methodology.

Skills

Primavera

SAP PS

Strong communication skills

Commercial management skills

Negotiation skills

Job description

Project Planner/Controller - INSIDE IR35 - £360 per day - WILLING TO UNDERGO SC CLEARANCE - Bristol, HYBRID - 12 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE PROCESS

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Project Planner/Controller for a 12-month contract in Stevenage, focusing on security-cleared work in the defence industry.

The Project Planner's key responsibilities include delivering best practice project planning within their sector/project team, collaborating with the Business Performance Management and Technical Teams, and managing the Primavera Integrated Plan Network. They will uphold the company's planning and scheduling standards.

Responsibilities:

1. Analyze ongoing progress and performance, compare against contractual and internal targets, and identify variances and their causes.
2. Prepare reports and recommend actions to maintain or improve progress.
3. Establish and initiate the overall project schedule, ensuring deployment and maintenance to company standards.
4. Support the development of planning skills across the project team, coaching members in best practices.
5. Integrate all work package plans to achieve an overall network, maintaining the performance measurement baseline.
6. Assist work package teams in updating plans monthly.
7. Produce, distribute, and report project schedule data, advising on conflicts and corrective actions.
8. Manage Earned Value Management (EVM) methodology as required.
9. Manage the critical path analysis process according to company standards.
10. Build good working relationships with engineers and the broader community to embed project control standards and systems, delivering accurate performance data timely.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience with Primavera, SAP PS, and industry-standard computing applications, especially spreadsheets.
• Strong communication skills, capable of working within large, diverse teams across engineering, finance, commercial, and project management disciplines.
• Experience working in a multicultural, pan-European environment.
• Proven commercial and financial management skills.
• A proactive team player with assertiveness, strong negotiation, and arbitration skills capable of inspiring others.