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Project Controller

Are you a Project Controller looking to join a successful and growing company?

TKMS ATLAS UK develop, supply and support cutting-edge maritime technology for customers worldwide. They are offering flexible working, and an opportunity to work with like minded people within a supportive team.

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic Project Controller who will play an integral role in the TKMS ATLAS UK Project Control Office, providing support to the Project Management community in support of project on time delivery.

Knowledge and experience of the Project Controller:
• Planning and project controls with an understanding of project management methodologies.
• Familiarity with the project lifecycle management techniques.
• Risk, earned value management and critical path awareness.
• Experience of using Microsoft Project.
• Familiar working knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP S/4 Hana.
• Familiar working knowledge of Business intelligence reporting.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Driving best practice planning and project control practice is always adhered to.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Key responsibilities
• Creation and maintenance of Microsoft Project schedules (Gantt chart), working with the project teams to ensure estimates and forecasts are accurate and published frequently.
• Scheduling of all project activities to produce a logically linked, fully costed and resource loaded project plan with a critical path.
• Monitoring and tracking of work package schedule and budgets / forecasts and communicating variances to the project manager and work package leaders.
• Compile a standard suite of reports to ensure the project manager and project teams has up to date and accurate project information.
• Challenge cost, schedule & resource forecasting to ensure the project schedules are reflective of reality.
• Support to the generation of the Business level reporting and Business Intelligence (BI) data in support of the project, divisional and board level reviews and attend where required.

Behavioural requirements:
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic and project delivery focused.
• An individual who likes working in a team environment and has an inquisitive outlook.
• Ability to work unsupervised, under own initiative, with the drive to influence and improve project reporting and performance.
• Prepared to multi-task and work flexibly to achieve deadlines.
• Ability to interpret, technical, engineering and operational issues and relate these back to delivery implications.
• Ability to challenge forecasts, identify, and highlight conflicts of data.
• Ability to in teams (both functional and cross functional) and to develop an empathy with colleagues, understanding their roles and priorities.
• A positive can-do attitude.

With a reputation for providing innovative underwater systems for the Royal Navy (RN) and export customers, TKMS ATLAS UK operates from our Headquarters on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. Through science, engineering and R&D we convert data into information, knowledge and capabilities that challenge the status quo, and offer winning advantage at the frontline.

Our people are at the heart of our success, an open and stimulating workspace empowers and encourages our people to be creative and act with integrity. Despite our continued growth, TKMS ATLAS UK pride ourselves on retaining a friendly and welcoming culture.

As well as boasting a substantial benefits package, we offer progression and personal development opportunities, competitive remuneration, flexible working and a generous pension scheme.

The continuous investment in our unique in-house test and integration facilities has supported TKMS ATLAS UK’s growth in supplying UK and global markets with submarine and ship systems. This includes sonar, autonomous systems, marine electric actuation and mine counter-measures. Our Portland Harbour waterside facilities provide an excellent environment to test systems at sea. As a leading innovative maritime systems company, TKMS ATLAS UK operate throughout all phases of the acquisition and engineering lifecycles, from concept to In-service Support.

• Competitive salary
• Career Development and Training
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years employment and 30 days after 10 years)
• Dental Cover and Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working patterns

At TKMS ATLAS UK, we support our staff to create work-life balance and encourage applications from individuals who are looking for part time or condensed hours as well as full time opportunities.
The successful candidate must be able to achieve full SC (Security Clearance)

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