Project Controller

General Dynamics UK
Hastings
1 year ago
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Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV’s. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and weapon systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

Job Description

Project Controlleris a wide ranging role that interfaces with a number of key project stakeholders across the business, but primarily with Project Managers and Control Account Managers . 

In this role you will:

Support assigned Project Manager(s) to promote good planning practice and ensure scope, schedule & budget adherence Monitor, report & flag concerns, exceptions and issues through recognised escalation routes, along with proposed solutions

Qualifications

To be successful in this position you will be able to demonstrate the following:

Be able to create and maintain project schedules using Microsoft Project, use them to effectively manage and report progress on a project Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) Can create, maintain and report risks using a risk management tool Experience working in a controlled project environment, supporting a portfolio of projects of medium to high complexity

Additional Information

Starting salary for this position is £29,600 to £37,000 plus our excellent flexible benefits.

This role is based in our Hastings offices with time working from home (3 days in office)

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits: 

A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.  A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.  A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits 

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.

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