Senior Project Professional - Controls

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency seeks a Senior Project Professional - Controls in Carlisle, tasked with managing cost, risk, and schedule on projects. Ideal candidates will have finance experience and the ability to interact with high-level stakeholders. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and project controls is essential. This is a full-time contract position, offering a competitive hourly rate. Good prospects for extension or temp-to-perm opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance is required.
• Confidence in dealing with high-level stakeholders.
• Understanding of project management processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage aspects of cost, risk, and schedule on accounts.
• Perform intermediate project reporting and scheduling.
• Identify, assess and manage risks to project success.
• Lead non-complex projects or work packages.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Problem solving

Project Controls Awareness

Communication with stakeholders

Understanding of earned value management

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

P6

SAP

Job description

Location

Barrow (1 day onsite bi-weekly and 1 friday onsite per month, may change to 2 days onsite bi-weekly in the future)

Duration

6 Months Initially (possible extension or temp to perm)

Rate

£31.36 per hour

Notes

Working on UK eyes only project, must be eligable for SC (already having SC would be preferable)

Overview

Day to day - being a CAM controller. Managing aspects of cost, risk and schedule on accounts. CAM reviews on labour profles. Analyse the costs and variances. Schedule - P6 would be advantageous but not essential.

Raise new risks.

Review risks we already have. (Risk can be taught in house)

Help prepare data and analysis for reviews.

Someone with experience in finance.

Change management experience. SAP/P6 experience is beneficial but not essential.

Key Deliverables

• Able to perform intermediate project reporting & scheduling.
• Able to undertake intermediate problem solving typically based on previous experience.
• Have a good knowledge of Business processes and procedures.
• Administration and general office skills including spreadsheets/ Microsoft packages.
• Attend on the job training as appropriate.
• Able to lead a small non-complex project or a work package of a larger project.
• Able to manage the full project lifecycle to ensure that, over time, the needs of customers/users continue to be met and that financial and other benefits are achieved.
• Identify, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project. Applies appropriate PM methods and tools whether predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches. Agrees project approach with stakeholders, and prepares realistic plans (including quality, risk and communications plans) and tracks activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate.
• Consolidate expertise from multiple sources, including third party experts, to provide coherent advice to further organisational objectives. Supports and promotes the development and sharing of specialist knowledge within the organisation.
• In some business, this will be a transition role for a PM Apprentice or Graduate coming off their development scheme.

Knowledge

Looking for someone with experience in Finance. Must have the confidence to deal with high level stakeholders. Awareness of project controls would be good. An understanding on earned value management. A knowledge of what a project controller does.

Key Skills

• Microsoft Excel is essential. Powerpoint, P6 and SAP as desirable.
• Problem solving most likely to apply in an existing Business environment.
• Good understanding of the structure, organisation, processes and culture of Line of Business, so as to be able to support implementation of appropriate PM approaches.
• Applies problem solving techniques to routine situations or situations of moderate complexity under limited supervision, in the field of PM, taking requirements and data from internal (project) sources and external (customer, competitor and academic) areas.
• An ability to gather information. Supports development of solutions and of implementation approaches.
• Ability to capture, adopt and share good practice.
• A good understanding of how team integrates with others teams & projects in order to achieve objectives.
• Work is typically within standardised processes and practices, accuracy of tasks is impactful.
• Direct impact on the performance of the team.
• Takes responsibility for own performance and development, including any team members

Job Info

Job Title: Senior Project Professional - Controls

Company: JAM Recruitment Ltd

Location: Carlisle, Cumbria

Posted:

Closes: Jan 16th 2026

Sector: Military, Emergency & Government

Contract: Contract

Hours: Full Time