Project Controller

Job Title: Project Controller
Location: Malvern
Term: 12 Months
IR35: INSIDE
Day Rate: £DOE

We are seeking an experienced Project Controller to support a portfolio of engineering and defence projects, taking responsibility for project controls throughout the full project lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity for a project controls professional who can bring together planning, scheduling, cost management, risk and performance reporting to provide clear visibility of project health and support effective decision-making.

Working closely with Project Managers, Resource Managers and Technical Leads, you will ensure projects remain on track, identify emerging risks and provide the insight needed to manage performance, cost and delivery commitments.

The Role

You will be responsible for the planning, monitoring and control of projects, ensuring robust project controls processes are implemented and maintained.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing, maintaining and managing project schedules, ensuring appropriate baselines are established and controlled.
• Working closely with Project Managers and Resource Managers to coordinate resource requirements and optimise delivery plans.
• Monitoring project progress, identifying schedule risks, critical path issues and emerging trends.
• Managing actual and forecast costs against approved budgets, investigating variances and recommending corrective actions.
• Supporting change control processes, ensuring approved changes are reflected in project schedules, forecasts and reporting.
• Producing accurate project performance reports, providing clear visibility of cost, schedule, risk and overall project status.
• Supporting risk management activities, maintaining risk registers and coordinating regular risk reviews with Project Managers and Technical Leads.
• Ensuring risk mitigation actions are aligned with project schedules and delivery plans.
• Maintaining project governance, reporting cycles, review packs and performance management processes.
• Providing project controls assurance and recommendations ahead of key project reviews and approval milestones.
• Building strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to support effective project delivery and continuous improvement.

You will ideally have:

• Around 5 years' experience working within project teams, with responsibility for project controls.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project controls across the full project lifecycle.
• Strong experience in schedule management, resource planning, budgeting and cost control.
• Experience monitoring project performance, analysing cost and schedule variances and identifying recovery actions.
• Knowledge of risk and issue management, change control and project governance.
• Experience working with project management methodologies including Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications & Systems

• ECITB Certificate in Project Controls, APMG Project Planning & Control (PPC) Practitioner qualification, or working towards an appropriate qualification.
• Experience using project planning and management tools such as Microsoft Project and SAP.
• A strong understanding of project controls best practice, governance and assurance processes.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Eligibility to gain Security Clearance (SC) is required to be considered for this vacancy

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