Project Controller: Thales

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space.

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Project Controllers in Thales are a critical part of the Project Management team. Day to day you will work closely with one or more Project Managers and Project Technical Leaders, but you will also be part of a Project Controls community which will support your professional development with coaching/mentoring, targeted training and professional certification as appropriate.

What the role has to offer:

• Working within a friendly & supportive team
• Career development and a great opportunity to develop into Senior project roles
• Opportunity to work in an exciting, dynamic and fast moving environment

What can we offer you?

• Competitive salary and benefits package, which includes:
• Performance Related Bonus
• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
• Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
• Life Cover
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts
• Career Development opportunities

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and ambitious Project Controller to join the Thales Underwater Systems (UWS) team based in Crawley. You will be responsible for providing PMO support in the delivery of our customer commitments supporting the Project Management Team. You will provide an effective specialised Project Control including the provision of accurate, integrated and meaningful bid and / or project planning and reporting. This will include monitoring, analysing and reporting for bid /project schedules to ensure that information is used in bid / project decision-making based upon the status of the most up to date schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Planning
• Schedule Construct & Resource Profiling
• Project Controls
• Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP)
• Risk Management Concepts & Techniques

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment.

About You:

You have proven successful “hands on” experience in planning, scheduling, data analysis & cost control within a complex engineering/manufacturing environment covering high level & detailed schedule compilation, programme reporting, budgeting & risk management. Must be proficient in using scheduling tools such as Oracle Primavera & standard business administration software. You quickly build strong relationships with key stakeholders. You multi-task and prioritise without the requirement for regular direct supervision. You stay calm and rational under pressure and you have the ability to establish and meet deadlines. You will bring structure to complex situations, have a keen eye for detail and the ability evaluate, interpret and communicate complex information.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process.

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