Thales AWS (Above Water Systems) have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Controller at Crawley. The primary purpose of the role is to provide project planning and monitoring and control expertise to the Project. Working directly with the Project Manager (PM) and Project Management Office (PMO) Manager this role supports the definition of the project goals and objectives, creates and maintains cost and schedule baselines, monitors and analyses progress against the baselines, and advises and challenges the Project Manager on their decision-making through the presentation and interpretation of relevant project data. There will be infrequent travel required to customer sites across the UK and occasional trips to the Netherlands. This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held; if not currently held it is expected that the post holder will undergo SC Clearance, please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.,

• Update Project schedules, in liaison with work package & control account managers, to reflect progressed/completed work, with estimates to complete (ETC) established via allocation of required resources to outstanding scheduled activities.
• Identify slippages within the project schedules & mitigate these, where possible, through agreed re-planning actions.
• Provide performance data to support decision making and inform / improve the planning and execution of outstanding work packages and control accounts. Identify focus areas for management, with recommended actions to address any identified variances or improve performance.
• Maintain the Project WBS and OBS for publication and issue.
• Organise and facilitate internal weekly, monthly and quarterly progress meetings in conjunction with PM.
• Ensure consistent monthly Dashboard Pack Reporting across the Project. Attend the Project Management Reviews and be prepared to present the cost/schedule aspects as required.
• Drive an effective and efficient process for managing Cost and Schedule Change Control.
• Take responsibility for the update and analysis of project IBP data, ensuring that all IBP data published is correct and accurate and has been fully signed off by the Project Manager and Work Package Managers (WPMs).
• Support Risk Management process, risk reviews and modelling. Including maintenance of the overall Risk Register.
• Co-ordinate the Development and Maintenance of Visual Display Boards, with the emphasis on displaying progress against schedule and key milestones.
• Outline the planning policies and guidelines and ensure they are implemented and followed correctly by all Project Managers and Work Package Managers. Establish and put in place governance to ensure the project is well controlled, including identifying where governance is lacking and influencing a change in ways of working to ensure control.
• Adhere to the specification and implementation of best practise for project control standards & procedures for reporting in line with corporate policies., Working knowledge / application of scheduling tools such as Oracle Primavera and Microsoft Project.
  
  Detailed understanding of the principles of Earned Value Management, the demands that EVM reporting places on the schedule & the ability to implement EVM on Projects
Experience:
• ·Minimum 10 years of proven successful "hands-on" experience in planning, scheduling, data analysis & cost control within a complex engineering/manufacturing environment covering high level & detailed schedule compilation, programme reporting, budgeting & risk management.
• ·A relevant Defence background would be advantageous., HNC/HND level education in an Engineering or Business Management discipline desirable (and / or proven successful work experienced in planning a complex and sizeable project environment).
  
  Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions., Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). 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 - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 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. What we can offer: We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation. Flexibility Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales., At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.