Project Controller

Morson are currently recruiting for a client based in Dorchester who are looking for a Project Controller intially for 6 months. The role is hybrid working and offering 60% on-site basis. To summarise the role they need someone to play an integral role in the clients Project Control Office, providing support to the Project Management community in support of project on time delivery.

• 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

• 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