Project Controller

Location: Reading, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Job title:Project Controller / Project Planner
Location: - Reading (hybrid working arrangement - 3 days per week on site)
Do you have experience working as a Project Controller/Planner, with Primavera P6 experience? Are you looking for your next Project Controller role, working on a high-profile project that offers great challenges and the opportunity to raise your profile with senior stakeholders? Then look no further
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Project Controller to join our Airspace Mobility Solutions (AMS) UK team in Reading, Berkshire.
Core Benefits:
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• Performance-related bonus
• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
• 24 hours volunteering paid for
• Private healthcare (grade dependent)
• Pension scheme
• Life cover
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts

Key responsibilities:
You will be responsible for the deployment and performance of Project Controls within a Portfolio or Project. This includes:

• Integrated Master Schedule Creation (IMS) using Primavera P6, and Baseline Management
• Supporting internal and external reviews with respect to the IMS including the critical path, progress and overall health of the project
• Implementing and operating change control across programmatic baselines - ensuring clarity over the Performance Management Baseline (PMB) and forecasts vs the PMB at all times
• Performance Management - identification of trends, analysis of variances and recommending appropriate corrective actions.
• Proactive risk and opportunity management, including identification and support to the resolution of cross-portfolio risks/issue themes
• Analysis and reporting - ETC Reviews, Schedule Reviews, Risk Reviews, Reporting Activities
• Working with Project leadership to identify and implement appropriate metrics
• Ensuring resource forward load is accurate and timely, including the analysis of resource profiles (labour and material) and making recommendations to reconcile anomalies and optimise deployment

About you:

• Proven experience working as a Project Controller / Scheduler / Planner, ideally within the defence or civils industry.
• Confident user of Primavera P6 scheduling tool. Experience using Cobra would be an advantage (but not essential).
• Using best practice to support the structuring of complex engineering projects including the WBS and IMS, ensuring the baseline is captured and realistic and conducting Critical Path Analysis
• A strong track record of successfully designing, deploying, operating and/or improving the full range of Project Controls

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.
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