At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage project schedules and provide progress reports for informed decision-making.
- Company: Join ABP, the UK's leading ports group driving trade and energy transition.
- Benefits: Generous salary, pension, private health insurance, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Dynamic workplace with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Be part of exciting projects that support sustainability and community growth.
- Qualifications: Experience in project management and strong planning skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
About ABP: At Associated British Ports (ABP), we proudly serve our customers and our communities in pursuit of our ambitious twin missions of ‘Keeping Britain Trading’ and ‘Enabling the Energy Transition’. These are underpinned by a strong commitment to safety, sustainability and our people. ABP is the UK’s leading and largest ports group, providing essential gateways for trade and enabling green infrastructure essential for the UK’s energy transition.
The Role: Project Controller
Location: Flexible - any one of our 21 ports but, ideally, Cardiff, Immingham, Southampton, London, Ipswich or Hull
Purpose: To develop, maintain and manage robust project schedules, providing accurate progress reports to support informed decision-making across multidisciplinary project teams. APB’s projects are developed in both central and regional contexts and this role will deliver in strong collaboration across all regions and functions. This is critical to ensure we adapt to the local context and leverage the resources and expertise available. Individual project CAPEX values typically range from £50K to in excess of £5M.
Accountabilities:
- Develop and maintain detailed baseline and live project programmes using Primavera P6 / Asta Powerproject / MS Project
- Integrate cost, risk, procurement, and resource data into project schedules
- Monitor programme progress, identify critical path impacts, and assess schedule risk
- Collaborate with project managers, engineers, commercial teams, and subcontractors
- Ensure schedule governance aligns with contractual and internal controls
- Support the Project Managers (PM’s) across the project portfolio in implementing the processes to manage and monitor project plans, project schedules, budgets and expenditures to ensure budgets are maintained and expenditure is controlled
- Own and manage the administration of multiple core Project Controls processes.
Experience:
- Essential Experience in project management, from conception to delivery
- Sound planning and coordination skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- An ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, schedules and step-by-step action plans
- Familiarity with risk management and quality assurance control
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office suite of programmes incl MS Project, Powerpoint, Excel and Visio
- Ability to build relationships and work successfully with people at all levels
- Ability to focus on multiple tasks at the same time
- Ability to manage own workload to meet tight deadlines
- Ideal Infrastructure project experience – Civil/Electrical/Mechanical
- Experience in Document Management software
- Project management qualification
Additional Information: When joining ABP you will find an environment that is both welcoming and challenging. We reward our employees well and offer a generous remuneration package, employer pension, private health insurance and a range of other benefits. Please note that ABP undertake random screening for substance abuse and operate a zero-tolerance policy. A medical will be required before starting this position also. We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their background, which helps us to provide a diverse and inclusive working environment.
Project Controller in Cardiff employer: Associated British Ports
At ABP, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the Humber Region where innovation meets tradition. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our supportive culture and opportunities for professional development, ensuring that you can thrive while managing a diverse property portfolio. With competitive salaries and fantastic benefits, joining our team means becoming part of a forward-thinking organisation that values collaboration and strategic impact in one of the UK's most significant industrial hubs.
