Project Controls Analyst (PMO) - Newcastle in Newcastle upon Tyne

Location: Newcastle Upon-Tyne

Hybrid Working: Requires working from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week.

Employment Security: Offer subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance; requires 5 years continuous UK address history (no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside the UK) at the point of application.

Responsibilities

• Support successful delivery as part of the project management office for large scale, high‑complexity programmes.
• Use data analytics to uncover actionable insights and inform programme strategy via relevant tools (e.g., Power BI).
• Own and manage end‑to‑end operational data for large projects or programmes of work.
• Work with delivery teams to understand status, issues, risks and put in place mitigation plans.
• Plan, budget creation, management and control using a bespoke suite of programme management tools; including setting up plans, tracking progress, and reporting variances.
• Liaise with Commercial and Financial Management teams to ensure that programme and corporate finances are aligned and that the Programme is delivering to target.
• Manage internal and client stakeholder relationships.
• Responsible for identifying and driving continuous service improvement and process automation.

Qualifications

• Experience working as part of a project or programme management office (PMO).
• Adept at managing complex plans and resource profiles over large programmes of work.
• Strong commercial awareness and financial acumen.
• Experience of data analytics and tooling e.g. Power BI.
• Experience in driving process automation and continuous service improvement.
• Exceptional communication skills – including verbal, written, and presenting to groups.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor as part of a large team.
• A keen interest in technology.