Trainee Project Controller

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international defence company is seeking a Trainee Project Controller to join their Academy programme in hybrid working roles based in Bristol. This position offers comprehensive training to prepare candidates for project controls support roles across various domains, including schedule management and risk management. Successful candidates will gain valuable qualifications and enter a dynamic sector through an organization committed to skill development and career growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Contributory pension scheme

Enhanced Life Insurance Cover

Employee Assistance Program

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Active SC Clearance or eligibility to undergo SC Clearance.
• Previous experience in engineering, logistics, or related fields.
• Professional commitment to high quality and a passion for learning.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Project Baseline Bud including Control Account Plans.
• Develop and maintain Project integrated schedules.
• Manage Project Risk and Opportunity registers.

Skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving abilities

Ability to engage with stakeholders

Attention to detail

Job description

Trainee Project Controller

Location: Hybrid working, Bristol

The ideal candidate will have active SC Clearance or be eligible to undergo SC Clearance.

The Experis Academy has an exciting and unique opportunity for delivery-oriented individuals to be trained and upskilled to become highly skilled Project Controllers working for an international engineering and defence company. This is a great opportunity to join Experis' ever growing Academy division where you will be trained and developed whilst representing Experis on one of our leading engineering accounts. Our Academy programmes train and develop wider talent pools who work towards becoming permanent members of our industry leading customer communities.

We are looking for agile individuals who demonstrate the right aptitude and attitude, to be trained and developed to lead on project controls support across schedule management, budgeting and cost control, risk and opportunity management, requirements management, change management and document management.

Successful candidates must be commercially astute, and possess strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills. If you are looking to reskill or have a desire to develop your skills across multiple disciplines (risk, cost, scheduling, commercial, estimating etc), then this could be the opportunity for you. This is a challenging but rewarding role that will require outstanding attention to detail and an inquisitive mindset.

As part of the programme, you will be provided with the necessary tools, experience, and training to help develop your skills within project, programme, and portfolio management (P3M). You will receive best in class training within the project management framework, covering the different project controls disciples. Courses will also cover soft skills such as negotiation, conflict resolution, facilitation, problem solving/ decision making and emotional intelligence. The training is centred around scenario-based learning, where you will be involved in practical application workshops.

Day to Day Responsibilities will include:

• Develop/implement and maintain the Project Baseline Bud including Control Account Plans/Responsibility Assignment Matrix
• Develop/baseline and maintain the Project integrated schedule
• Develop and maintain Project Risk and Opportunity registers and manage the mitigation actions
• Implementation of change management process on the project and assurance of alignment with the business/contractual requirements
• Provision of weekly and monthly performance reports and associated analysis/narrative

To fit the minimum criteria to apply, applicants must possess the following attributes:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively and confidently
• Ability to communicate and engage effectively with a range of stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Superior analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities and proactive in working towards a solution.
• Ability to look at a problem from different dimensions simultaneously and to see things from a different perspective.
• Professional commitment to high quality, and a passion for learning new skills
• Previous experience working in a delivery environment within engineering, oil and gas, construction, logistics, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, construction, teaching or any other related field that is outcome focussed.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on a 37 hour working week, with bonus opportunities
• Gain an entry point into a market leading international defence organisation and the opportunity to secure a high-profile project controls role
• A sophisticated training programme comprised of online and in role training to develop skills in an area that is ever growing in demand
• Gain, highly sort after qualifications in project management including APM Project Fundamentals and APMG - Project, Planning & Control Foundation and Practioner (exam costs are covered as part of the programme)

Other benefits include

• Contributory pension scheme
• Enhanced Life Insurance Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Accident Insurance
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays
• Sick pay