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PROJECT CONTROLLER, BRISTOL
Build the next stage of your project controls career on complex engineering programmes where planning, cost, risk and performance data genuinely matter. This is a developing to mid-level role, suited to someone with hands-on planning, scheduling, PMO, project controls, project finance or project reporting experience who wants to grow in a structured environment.
The essentials
British citizenship is required due to the nature of work at the client’s site
Experience in project planning, project controls, scheduling, PMO analysis, project finance, cost control or project reporting
Evidence of working with project data in a project, programme or structured delivery environment
Ability to communicate clearly with project managers, engineering, finance, commercial or delivery teams
Willingness to work on a hybrid basis from the Bristol area
Salary and rewards
Salary is expected to be around £40-50K depending on experience, with hybrid working and strong long-term development prospects.
Benefits are extensive, including higher paid overtime, bonus, excellent pension etc.
Your role
You will support the successful delivery of complex engineering projects by helping to control schedule, cost, risk, resource and performance information.
Typical work may include:
Supporting planning, scheduling and project control activity across live projects
Producing, checking or analysing project performance data
Working with schedules, milestones, baseline information, costs, forecasts or risks
Helping project teams understand movement in plans, costs or delivery performance
Supporting reporting packs, project metrics, KPIs and data quality
Working with project managers and wider delivery teams to identify issues and corrective action
Your experience
You do not need to have worked in defence before. The client is open on industry background if you have credible project controls type experience and the right behaviours.
This will suit someone progressing through the earlier or middle stages of a project controls career, rather than someone looking for a senior lead or management-level post.
Relevant experience could include:
Planning, scheduling, project controls, PMO analysis, resource planning or project finance
Schedule maintenance, milestone tracking, critical path, float, baseline or change control
Cost control, budget tracking, forecasting, EAC, variance analysis or project financial reporting
Project performance reporting, KPI tracking, data analysis or reporting pack ownership
Tools such as P6, Primavera, SAP, ARM, Oracle Unifier, MS Project, Excel, Power BI or similar
Experience from engineering, defence, aerospace, nuclear, oil and gas, infrastructure, manufacturing or another structured project environment
Benefits and balance
The employer supports long-term careers through structured development, flexible working, strong project variety and practical rewards.
Benefits include:
Hybrid working arrangements, usually with 2 to 3 days per week on site
Training and development across technical and soft skills
Bonus, pension and wider benefits package
Paid overtime and flexible leave options where applicable
Long-term programme stability and career progression
Where you will be based
This role is based in the Bristol area with hybrid working. Site attendance is normally required each week, depending on project and team needs.
This is a permanent role.
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