Project Control Officer

Project Control Officer - PCO (Enhanced Cleared)12 months with potential to extend

Cheltenham, 4-5 days a week on site required£302 - £431 per day (Inside IR35) Please Note - This role requires the highest level of UK Government security clearance. To be eligible, you must be a sole UK national who has lived in the UK for the last 10 years My client, a consultancy, are seeking an experienced Project Control Officer, you will act as the link between the Project Management, Commercial, Financial and Contract Management teams and provide the co-ordination to allow these teams to operate cohesively and consistently. You will play a key role in executing and improving all project management processes to ensure robust and efficient project delivery to a strict timetable; Supporting projects across their entire lifecycle, providing key controlling and governance.Skills and experience -A working knowledge and demonstrable experience in all or some of the following areas:

• Experience of working in a project delivery environment or PMO with a good understanding of structured and agile frameworks & methodologies (e.g. APMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, MSP) would be beneficial
• Project planning, Scheduling, monitoring, and reporting, with P6, Microsoft Project or JIRA experience desirable
• Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks
• Sound Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Excellent communication and numeracy skills
• Ability to show initiative to research information and data and to look for solutions to problems
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to converse with a wide range of stakeholders and clients and across a number of disciplines
• A willingness to occasionally work flexibly from other office locations as required
• Experience of working with remote teams to deliver common goals
• Basic understanding and experience of relevant project management suites and awareness of commercial/financial procedures

Responsibilities in the role-

• Performing and delivering allocated project tasks, as directed by your Project, Contract Manager or Project Controls Lead
• Tracking project costs and producing finance reports
• Ensuring accurate and timely invoicing is carried out
• Helping ensure compliance with the business? Project Management Framework
• Maintaining databases and spreadsheets as directed by your Project or Contract Manager, for the purposes of project control
• Prompting Project Managers / Project Directors for timely inputs to the finance reports and the project management reports
• Supporting Project Managers on aspects of financial and commercial processes
• Help with preparation of management reporting
• Preparing document templates to a professional standard, giving guidance where necessary on the Stage Gate, as per business processes and Project Management Processes (full training to be provided)
• Supporting commercial operation from pipeline management to final accounts
• Supporting Project Managers with Risk and Issue Management activities and reporting
• Maintaining and developing excellent professional relationships, which can secure repeat business
• Presenting to clients and key stakeholders in a professional, responsive, and client-focused manner
• Assistance with client, programme, and financial management of projects

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.