Job Description Role Title: Senior Principal Project Controller Location: Bristol or Farnborough- 2 to 3 days per week onsite Duration: 12 months Clearance required: SC Cleared Day rate: £500 per day via umbrella company Overall Purpose of the Job: The role is responsible for the delivery of Project Control, scheduling and EVM administration & support across all projects and programmes Key Accountabilities: - Leading by example, communicating purpose and expectations, developing and motivating the team, - creating inclusivity, participation and involvement and encouraging innovation and creativity - Undertaking tasks and activities, as required, in the delivery of planning & scheduling - Championing Best Practice and applying lessons learned within the team, with programme and project - teams and other key delivery partners - Developing and maintaining regular, open and positive lines of communication within the team, with the - leadership, programme and project teams and other key delivery partners - Managing, motivating and coordinating the team to achieve specified objectives - Engaging, mentoring and supporting the team in their career development and providing guidance that - enables the transfer of learning into effective practice for the team - Working knowledge of programme management principles and how project planning, scheduling and - control activities underpin them - Maintain project schedules and keep project resources on track, provide regular project updates to - stakeholders, and maintain contact with the team to monitor job progress.
- Integrate multiple schedules into a master project schedule, including baselining, status and - performance measurement baselines - Execute EVM using the company tool (Cobra) - Produce EVM reports and execute project controls in alignment with ANSI 748 32 guidelines - Analyse EVM and provide EVM analysis support and guidance to the Project Team - Using EVM techniques such as Cost Performance Index (CPI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI), - Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETC) - Support customer/internal IBR's - Detailed knowledge of a number of technical areas, such as: project controls, EVM, governance and - assurance, risk analysis and management, cost management/control/reporting, benchmarking, data - analysis and reporting.
- Significant knowledge of the development and delivery of complex project schedules using proprietary - planning tools, specifically PPM2016 or Primavera P6 - to enable the definition and implementation of - software management processes and procedures - Development and reporting of project schedule data to senior stakeholders (operating at IDT lead, - Director level and above) in a complex projects environment Successful outcomes of this role: - Up-to-date, accurate, reliable and timely outputs that are trusted and accepted by the leadership, - programme and project teams in support of projects up to LCM Level 4 - Planning & Scheduling outputs that contribute to meeting or exceeding business plan revenue and - margin targets for projects up to LCM Level 4 - Troubleshoot and monitor potential scheduling problems - Execute EVM and produce timely reports - Provide detailed explanations of project variances and propose corrective actions to keep the project on - track.
- Development, introduction and implementation of project schedule analytics and reporting - methodologies and techniques (such as Critical Path analysis) - Established and regular engagement with the leadership, programme and project teams for projects up - to LCM Level 4 Person Specification - Essential Education and Qualifications: - Bachelor degree or equivalent or 10 years' relevant experience - Programme or Project Controls Qualification - Practitioner or equivalent - Project management qualification; APM membership desirable.
- Experience of operating as a project or programme scheduler in a complex environment - Experience of managing a complex project or programme is desirable - Strong understanding of EVM principles and metrics Competencies: - Has an in-depth knowledge of the following competence in complex situations: - Schedule Management - Resource Management - Consolidated Planning - Reviews - Change Control - EVM Has a detailed knowledge of the following competence in complex situations: - Ethics, Compliance & Professionalism - Team Management - Conflict Management - Leadership - Budget & Cost Control - Contract Management - Financial & Cost Management - Resource Capacity Planning - Stakeholder & Communication Management - Operating within PMO - Line Management - MS Office Software - Performance Management & EVM Has a comprehensive knowledge of the following competence in situations of limited complexity: ? Frameworks & Methodologies ? Capability Development ? Operating within P3M ? Project Management ? Matrix Management