Project Controller

Job Introduction
Job Description for Project Controller:
NNL is where your project management helps deliver our purpose. As part of our Project Management Authority, you’ll play a critical role in managing projects that deliver nuclear science to benefit society. Your project management skills and attention to detail will enable industry-leading scientists, engineers and analysts to work together to deliver unique projects using cutting edge technology. It’s a challenging role but it’s an opportunity to grow, adapt and develop new skills in a fast-moving area.

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful, and meaningful career.

The NNL PMO team are looking for a Project Controller who will support the provision of Project Controls Services to Project Managers on relevant NNL projects, programmes and/or portfolios. This role will include providing mentoring and coaching to Junior Project Controllers, providing input into development of project plans and associated WBSs, including resource management and effect cost control, performance data analysis, risk management and project reporting, including earned value (EV).

Training and professional development forms part of NNL’s Personal Development Strategy, offering you the opportunity to grow within your profession within the PMO.

The location for this role is flexible and can be based at Sellafield or Workington.

Main Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities for Project Controller:

- Ensure compliance with all legislative, regulatory and Company procedures and standards e.g. safety, quality, risk and security etc. in the development of project plans.
- Work closely with ‘technical’ capabilities / representatives to identify Customer & internal NNL project deliverables; develop work breakdown structures and detailed resource-loaded project plans.
- Establish and maintain a Basis of Schedule for all schedules produced.
- Through liaison with sub‐contractors and Technical Leads, collate periodic delivery performance data; complete updates to resource loaded project plans challenging updates where necessary to ensure robustness of information / feedback and therefore forecast plan.
- Provide progress updates and present as required and in accordance with any prescribed governance frameworks highlighting any risks and opportunities, and key variances as appropriate, and advise on recovery options if project delivery performance is not hitting targets (Schedule/Deliverables/Cost). Providing Earned Value and KPI metrics to inform on the project/portfolio health.
- Assist Project Managers in the development of programme and/or cost estimate information to support any ‘change control’ events, ensuring that all approved requests / events, and the impact of those, are clearly identified in subsequent re-baselined project schedules.
- Monitor critical path activities, and provide trend data (forecasts up to 3, 6 and 12 months look ahead); support to detailed cost and schedule reviews, and prompt and accurate information to the Project Manager and wider PMA leads.
- Provide project outturns against baseline for LFE and knowledge management.
- Contribute to activities surrounding the development of ‘fragnet’ schedules and the maintenance of the NNL Planning database.
- Provide relevant information to support the Risk Management process on projects.
- Provide a comprehensive PMO service in a time managed approach, within the deadlines of the PMO reporting timeline.
- Responsible for providing Planning support to Category 1 - 3 Projects as classified in the PMA classification model.

Essential Criteria for Project Controller:

- Demonstrable experience of successfully discharging Planning related services on Small - Medium scale projects.
- Demonstrable experience in a Project Controls role.
- Good working knowledge and proficient in the use of Microsoft Project EPM, Primavera P6, Agresso and Microsoft Office Suite (or other professional project scheduling software packages).
- Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Project Controller:

- Graduate (minimum 2:2) in relevant discipline.
- Commercial and Contract awareness.
- Risk Analysis awareness.
- Professional qualification in APM or equivalent.
- Experience of utilising project collaboration software, e.g. Sharepoint, Project Webspace, etc.

About The Company
Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities