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.

Job Description

The role ofSenior Project Controller is a wide ranging role that interfaces with a number of key project stakeholders across the business, primarily with Project Managers, Control Account Managers and Finance Managers. The principle purpose of the role is to:

Support assigned Project Manager(s) to promote good planning practice and ensure scope, schedule & budget adherence. Responsible for bringing together cost, risk and schedule data to inform, report and help improve performance. Assist with the development of Project dashboards and automated reporting - we are looking to innovate and increase efficiency in this area. Support the business with resource management and capacity planning

Qualifications

Ideally in this role you will have experience of and be able to: 

Create and maintain complex project schedules using Microsoft Project, and effectively manage and report project status and progress. A working knowledge of Project Online and PowerBi for project reporting would be beneficial due to our use of these tools Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Create, maintain and report risks using a risk management tool. Experience in project controls on complex/major projects or programmes.

Additional Information

The starting salary for this position is £38,400 - £45,000 plus our excellent flexible benefits package.

This is a hybrid working role with time spent working from home and the office. We are happy to discuss flexible working with you.

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.