Project Controller

Overview

As a Project Controller/Planner in a leading, regulated engineering organisation, you will safeguard programme delivery through expert planning and controls. You will work within a collaborative environment to maintain performance visibility and integrity across high-value projects. Your focus on Primavera P6 and Earned Value Management will drive accurate scheduling, forecasting, and risk management. This role offers progression within a structured, high-performing setting and exposure to sophisticated programme delivery frameworks. You will contribute to bid activities and ensure controls are embedded from the outset.

Pay / Benefits

• Performance-related bonus
• Generous pension
• Paid overtime
• Flexible working arrangements
• Up to 15 flexi leave days
• Enhanced parental leave

Responsibilities

• Maintain project performance visibility, integrity and delivery assurance
• Validate schedules and ensure alignment with planning standards
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules using Primavera P6
• Own baseline schedules and ensure alignment with objectives and governance
• Analyze Costs to Complete and Estimate at Completion (EAC) with a focus on EVM
• Apply Earned Value Management techniques to track performance
• Lead Schedule Risk Analysis, scenario modelling and critical path assessments
• Generate insights across cost, schedule and resource performance
• Ensure data quality and reporting integrity for project controls
• Support bid activities with robust planning and controls

Key requirements

• Strong project planning and controls across full lifecycle
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (essential)
• Experience applying Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Ability to develop/manage WBS, CBS, OBS
• Experience with Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) and Critical Path Analysis
• Knowledge of baseline control and change management
• Experience with project toolsets such as SAP, Oracle, Unifier, ARM or similar
• Excellent stakeholder communication and influencing skills
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams

• Stakeholder communication
• Influencing
• Analytical thinking
• Primavera P6
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

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