A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Project Controller to join the team with our prestigious client at their site in Warton

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Controller to join the Typhoon Total Availability Enterprise (TyTan) Manage Business Team. The TyTAN programme is a transformational and innovative contracting approach to deliver Typhoon support activities within the UK as part of a 10-year contract. The TyTAN direct agreement, signed between The Business and UK MoD covers the full 10-year period and delivers an operational support service to the UK RAF as well as European Partner Nations

This role is required to support the TyTAN Contract Manage Business Team in all aspects of project control including PCS maintenance and accuracy, Risk management, Budget and Spend monitoring and variance analysis, supporting Quarterly Estimate at Completion (QEAC) process and inputs into reviews. The function is going through a period of significant transformation and modernisation (PCSM) and the role holder will be involved in implementation of this change into the team.

The team is structured into 2 areas, Contract Delivery and Project Control. The postholder will have the opportunity to support deliverables in both areas and will be a highly valued member of a small team of circa 7 staff. The role offers a unique opportunity to work on a large-scale project (over 3bn in total) which offers high complexity and working on a high specialised team on a daily basis.

Core duties

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

The successful candidate will be required to perform tasks suitable to the internal level of this role.

The role will contain, but will not be limited to, the following:

Updating and maintaining the Project Control System to ensure accurate budgeting, cost collection and reporting Create Work Packages in the ERP to maintain appropriate reporting structures and accountability

Working within a large complex CAM to ensure funding is allocated and cost variances are challenged and understood

Input into the monthly Estimate to Complete forecast and Estimate at Completion forecast

Understand and input into the quarterly CSR process and report on the EAC movement on a complex high value contract

Ensure contract contingencies are understood and explained

Updating and reporting on the Risk Management process

Knowledge

Essentials:

Numerate and comfortable with financial terms; Margin, spend, forecast, budget, variance, funding

Experienced in manipulating large volumes of data and creating pivot tables and reports

Desirables:

Previous Project Control experience

Experience of working with large budgets >1bn

Working in a process and deadline driven environment and resilient when under pressure

Interrogation of costs to ensure appropriate cost collection

Reporting on bid progress

Pro-actively supporting the successful implementation of the Project Management change improvements into the team

Skills

Essentials:

Proficient with IT and comfortable with using multiple systems for download and input

High intermediate or advanced level Excel skills

Articulate and works well in a team environment

Desirables:

Familiar with WBS and OBS structures

Risk Management

Change control management

Comfortable with using initiative and using own judgement

Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work, suitable candidates will be SC cleared or eligible for this level of clearance