Thales

Senior Project Controller

Thales

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Reading • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Responsible for the generation, baseline and monitoring/control of the WBS, schedule, work package management, EAC, Earned Value Management and associated metrics for their area of responsibility in line with the Business Rhythm.
  • Ensure update of project schedules to reflect progressed/completed work, with estimates to complete (ETC) established via allocation of required budget and resources to outstanding scheduled activities.
  • Support the communication of all key milestones, objectives and programme position.
  • Support the effective and efficient process for managing Cost and Schedule Change Control.
  • Support Risk Management process, risk reviews and modelling.

Requirements

  • Proven experience working as a Project Planner / Project Controller, ideally within the defence/aerospace/engineering (or similar industries)
  • Experience using Primavera P6 to create and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), conduct Change Control, Forecasting, Deploying KPIs, Variance Analysis, Risk & Opportunity Management, Project Governance and Project Reporting.
  • You will bring structure to complex situations, have a keen eye for detail and the ability evaluate, interpret distil and communicate complex information.
  • Security Clearance statement: Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a sole British National from birth and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
Benefits
  • 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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
WBSschedule managementwork package managementEACEarned Value ManagementPrimavera P6Integrated Master SchedulesChange ControlForecastingVariance Analysis
Soft skills
attention to detailcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsability to evaluate complex information
Certifications
Security Clearance (SC)