At a Glance
- Tasks: Support global projects with scheduling, forecasting, and risk management.
- Company: Join QinetiQ, a leader in defence technology and innovation.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, generous holiday allowance, and health benefits.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Be part of a team shaping the future with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Degree or relevant experience in project control; strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Project Controller at our Boscombe Down site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Project Controller, you will provide support across a range of global projects, ranging in size, where your analytical mind and scheduling skills will shape the progress of your managed Projects. Day-to-day, you’ll be part of a wider team where you’ll capture progress updates from work package leads, adjust actual start and finish dates, review changes in sequencing or dependencies and validate remaining durations.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Day to day scheduling on a range of projects
- Forecasting spend and communicating on shortfalls or obstacles
- Analysis and reporting data
- Risk Management – Identify, assess, plan and implement risk response
Essential experience of the Project Controller:
- Clear communication skills is a MUST
- Forecasting and scheduling experience is desirable
- Analytical mind would be advantageous
- Ability to work to tight and sometimes pressurised deadlines
Essential qualifications for the Project Controller:
- Degree educated or experienced in a similar role
This role is 37 hours per week based at Boscombe Down. Hybrid working patterns are available. Minimum average site attendance of 3 days per week.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
Our Recruitment Process:
We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
Hybrid Project Controller - Scheduling, Forecasting & Risk in Amesbury employer: QINETIQ LIMITED
At QinetiQ, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at our Boscombe Down site, where innovation meets collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through diverse opportunities for professional development, alongside a supportive culture that values inclusivity and teamwork. With competitive benefits such as a matched contribution pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, and health plans, we ensure our employees feel valued while contributing to cutting-edge defence technology that empowers and protects lives.
