Project Controls Officer

Description:

Role: Project Controls Officer (DV Security Clearance required)

Location: Cheltenham

Day Rate: £350 a day

Contract Length: 12-month initial contract (likely to be extended)

Situation:
We are working with a Tier 1 client, who require an experienced Project Controls Officer. You will act as the link between the Project Management, Commercial, and Finance teams, and provide the co-ordination to allow these teams to operate cohesively and consistently.

Opportunity for role of Project Control Officer:
In your role as Project Control Officer, you will be an integral part of the team and play a key role in the delivery and continuous development of our capability and service offer. You will play a key role in executing and improving all project management processes to ensure robust and efficient project delivery to a strict timetable, supporting projects across their entire lifecycle, providing key controlling and governance.

Key Criteria for the role of Project Control Officer:
The Project Control Officer must be able to build relationships with client stakeholders to manage expectations, establish an environment of trust and deliver outstanding client satisfaction.

Have a strong understanding of large-scale projects and programmes – their component parts (e.g. governance, assurance, controls, lifecycle processes, etc) and how functions combine to deliver outcomes

An outstanding track record of delivering value, ideally in a consulting/advisory business, showing creative problem-solving

Ability to work in an agile manner, working flexibly to ensure deadlines are achieved.

Able to work at a strategic level, but also highly analytical and able to quickly process information or data

Engaging and approachable with strong communication and presentation skills

Essential: 

MUST HOLD DV (developed vetting) Security Clearance
Happy to travel hybrid to Cheltenham site
Experience of working in a project delivery environment or PMO with a good understanding of structured and agile frameworks & methodologies (e.g., APMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, MSP)
Experience in project planning, Scheduling, monitoring, and reporting, with P6, Microsoft Project or JIRA
Desirable:

Charismatic, resourceful, energetic, and enthusiastic.
Excellent stakeholder management skills
Experience leading delivery of client deliverables and project tasks as directed by your Project, client Manager or Project Controls lead

Likely job titles: Project manager, Programme Manager, Business Analyst, Change Manager, Project Controls, Project Control Officer

If you would like to apply for this Project Control Officer (DV security clearance) role, please use the 'apply now' link on the right, or contact Becca Stanton at (url removed)

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