Trainee Project Controller

Description

Trainee Project Controller

Location: Hybrid working, Bristol

The ideal candidate will have active SC Clearance or be eligible to undergo SC Clearance.

The Experis Academy has an exciting and unique opportunity for delivery-oriented individuals to be trained and upskilled to become highly skilled Project Controllers working for an international engineering and defence company. This is a great opportunity to join Experis' ever growing Academy division where you will be trained and developed whilst representing Experis on one of our leading engineering accounts. Our Academy programmes train and develop wider talent pools who work towards becoming permanent members of our industry leading customer communities.

We are looking for agile individuals who demonstrate the right aptitude and attitude, to be trained and developed to lead on project controls support across schedule management, budgeting and cost control, risk and opportunity management, requirements management, change management and document management.

Successful candidates must be commercially astute, and possess strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills. If you are looking to reskill or have a desire to develop your skills across multiple disciplines (risk, cost, scheduling, commercial, estimating etc), then this could be the opportunity for you. This is a challenging but rewarding role that will require outstanding attention to detail and an inquisitive mindset.

As part of the programme, you will be provided with the necessary tools, experience, and training to help develop your skills within project, programme, and portfolio management (P3M). You will receive best in class training within the project management framework, covering the different project controls disciples. Courses will also cover soft skills such as negotiation, conflict resolution, facilitation, problem solving/ decision making and emotional intelligence. The training is centred around scenario-based learning, where you will be involved in practical application workshops.

Day to Day Responsibilities will include:

Develop/implement and maintain the Project Baseline Budgets including Control Account Plans/Responsibility Assignment Matrix

Develop/baseline and maintain the Project integrated schedule

Develop and maintain Project Risk and Opportunity registers and manage the mitigation actions

Implementation of change management process on the project and assurance of alignment with the business/contractual requirements

Provision of weekly and monthly performance reports and associated analysis/narrative

To fit the minimum criteria to apply, applicants must possess the following attributes:

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively and confidently

Ability to communicate and engage effectively with a range of stakeholders at all levels of the business.

Superior analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities and proactive in working towards a solution.

Ability to look at a problem from different dimensions simultaneously and to see things from a different perspective. xjnqpsq

Professional commitment to high quality, and a passion for learning new skills

Previous experience working in a delivery environment within engineering, oil and gas, construction, logistics, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, construction, teaching or any other related field that is outcome focussed.

Benefits

Competitive salary based on a 37 hour working week, with bonus opportunities

Gain an entry point into a market leading international defence organisation and the opportunity to secure a high-profile project controls role

A sophisticated training programme comprised of online and in role training to develop skills in an area that is ever growing in demand

Gain, highly sort after qualifications in project management including APM Project Fundamentals and APMG - Project, Planning & Control Foundation and Practioner (exam costs are covered as part of the programme)

Other benefits include

Contributory pension scheme

Enhanced Life Insurance Cover

Employee Assistance Program

Enhanced Accident Insurance

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Sick pay

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