Project Controller

Our client is a major design, engineering and project management consultancy who has been rapidly growing within various sectors and who is looking for a Project Controller to join them on permanent basis in Bristol.  

Job Description:  

Your purpose:  

- Help establish the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and support the project on the monthly collation of progress data related to time, cost, risk, and quality for monthly business reporting.  

- Support the Project Manager/Director by providing specialist advice and technical knowledge to respond to delays, issues, and other challenges throughout the project.  

- Administer Project Control activities, conduct audits, assurance checks of contractors' monthly data submissions and ensure the submissions are fully assessed and are paid in line with the project KPI’s.  

- Support the administration of trend/forecast reporting and the Baseline Change Management of the agreed  

- project budget, ensuring that all changes are correctly attributed and charged accordingly.  

- Coordinate the preparation and submission of monthly performance reports to the project lead, in line with business reporting requirements and timescales, to enable prompt decision making, approvals and financial forecasting.  

- Provide guidance and corrective actions to teams to ensure the quality of task submissions and reporting of costs.  

- Attend monthly reviews and other meetings as required.

- Technical Competencies - Primavera P6 proficient.  

- Minimum of 3 years experience within a project environment supporting the Project Manager/Director.  

- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.  

- Experience of interacting with internal and external clients.  

- Behavioural Competencies:  

- Initiative – ability to work with minimum supervision and make suggestions on best practice and improving current processes and procedures.  

- Teamwork – willingly cooperate with the others towards the same goals and objectives.  

- Communication skills – effective interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).  

- Time Management – able to prioritize, plan and achieve objectives within set timescales.  

What can you bring?  

- Understanding of Project Control principles for major programmes.  

- Experience in facilitating and administering multidiscipline meetings with large groups of stakeholders.  

- Understanding of the importance of timely reporting and the energy to deliver against demanding deadlines.  

- The ability to build strong relationships and support colleagues Enthusiasm, ideas, and drive to grow, learn and develop within their organisation.