Senior Project Controller

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory; Workington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family‑Focused Policies

Attractive pension plans

Annual Leave: 25.5 days + 4 days

Reduced gym membership

Company Bonus

Learning Opportunities

Employee Assistance

Cycle to Work

Life Assurance

Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits

Mydiscounts benefits

Health Care

Job summary

UK National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) is seeking a Senior Project Controller to manage project schedules, resource loading, and performance reporting. The role supports PMO activities across nuclear science projects, requiring close collaboration with technical leads and subcontractors.

The position requires experience in planning services, proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Project, and the ability to obtain UK security clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience discharging planning services on small–medium scale projects.
• Experience in a Project Controls role.
• Professional qualification in APM or equivalent.
• Proficient in Primavera P6, MS Project EPM, Agresso and MS Office.
• Experience using project collaboration software such as Sharepoint/Project Webspace.
• Ability to obtain SC security clearance (5 years UK residency).

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project schedules to deliver on time, cost and quality.
• Produce resource-loaded P6 schedules and progress reports.
• Maintain a Basis of Schedule for all schedules.
• Aggregate performance data from sub-contractors and technical leads.
• Provide Earned Value and KPI metrics for project/portfolio health.
• Support change control with cost and schedule impact assessments.
• Monitor critical path and provide 3, 6 and 12 month forecasts.
• Support risk management and governance reporting.

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Agresso

Microsoft Office

Education

APM or equivalent qualification

Tools

Sharepoint

Project Webspace

Job description

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Job Description for Senior Project Controller:

As part of our Project Management Authority, you’ll play a critical role in managing projects that deliver nuclear science to benefit society. Your project management skills and attention to detail will enable industry‑leading scientists, engineers and analysts to work together to deliver unique projects using cutting edge technology. It’s a challenging role but it’s an opportunity to grow, adapt and develop new skills in a fast‑moving area.

Development; management and ownership of project schedule data to deliver successful project outcomes within time, cost and quality requirements, including development of resource loaded P6 project schedules; progress reporting; tracking of schedule risks, analysis of, and determination of mitigation / recovery strategies.

The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Sellafield or Workington.

Main Responsibilitiesfor Senior Project Controller:

• Ensure compliance with all legislative, regulatory and Company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk and security etc. in the development of project plans.
• Work closely with ‘technical’ capabilities / representatives to identify Customer & internal NNL project deliverables; develop work breakdown structures and detailed resource‑loaded project plans.
• Establish and maintain a Basis of Schedule for all schedules produced.
• Through liaison with sub‑contractors and Technical Leads collate periodic delivery performance data; complete updates to resource loaded project plans challenging updates where necessary to ensure robustness of information / feedback and therefore forecast plan.
• Provide progress updates and present as required and in accordance with any prescribed governance frameworks highlighting any risks and opportunities, and key variances as appropriate, and advise on recovery options if project delivery performance is not hitting targets (Schedule/Deliverables/Cost). Providing Earned Value and KPI metrics to inform on the project/portfolio health.
• Assist Project Managers in the development of programme and/or cost estimate information to support any ‘change control’ events, ensuring that all approved requests / events, and the impact of those, are clearly identified in subsequent re‑baselined project schedules.
• Monitor critical path activities, and provide trend data (forecasts up to 3, 6 and 12 months look ahead); support to detailed cost and schedule reviews, and prompt and accurate information to the Project Manager and wider PMA leads.
• Provide project outturns against baseline for LFE and knowledge management.
• Contribute to activities surrounding the development of ‘fragnet’ schedules and the maintenance of the UKNNL Planning database.
• Provide relevant information to support the Risk Management process on projects.
• Provide a comprehensive PMO service in a time managed approach, within the deadlines of the PMO reporting timeline.
• Responsible for providing Planning support to Category 1 – 3 Projects as classified in the PMA classification model.

Essential Criteria for Senior Project Controller:

• Demonstrable experience of successfully discharging Planning related services on Small – Medium scale projects.
• Demonstrable experience in a Project Controls role.
• Professional qualification in APM or equivalent.
• Good working knowledge and proficient in the use of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project EPM, Agresso and Microsoft Office Suite (or other professional project scheduling software packages).
• Experience of utilising project collaboration software, e.g. Sharepoint, Project Webspace, etc.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Senior Project Controller:

• Commercial and Contract awareness.
• Risk Analysis awareness.

UKNNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family‑Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco‑friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you.