Lead Project Controller

Job Title: Lead Project Controller

Location: Halifax, NS. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

What you’ll be doing:

• Facilitating project controls process deployment in support of high value projects across the full project lifecycle.
• Applying your specialist understanding of project controls techniques and knowledge of project controls toolsets (i.e. EVM, Risk, Change) to produce project controls deliverables.
• Organising the collation of programme performance metrics from various data sources to report against cost, schedule, milestone delivery and other KPIs and supporting the facilitation/chairing of meetings.
• Providing support to the Project Managers / Control Account Managers to oversee cost, schedule and quality with associated data and metrics where required, as well as support to resolve emergent project issues and mitigate risk.
• Performing/facilitating quarterly cost reviews (estimate at completion) and resource profiling process – being accountable for specific outputs and/or providing support to the process.

Your skills and experiences:

• Comprehensive project controls experience demonstrated in a cost control capacity.
• Excellent understanding of Project Controls processes including Project Reporting, EVM, Cost Management, Scheduling, Risk & Opportunity Management and Baseline Change Management.
• Experience in using Project Controls toolsets for reporting such as Tableau, PowerBI.
• Ability to interpret and analyse multiple data sources of management information and present to senior stakeholders with corrective actions.
• Experience in using Cobra or similar cost control toolsets.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a generous annual leave allowance and paid sick leave. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible and hybrid working, group health, dental, and vision benefits as well as life insurance – you may also be eligible for an annual bonus. In addition, you will also be entitled to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) company match of up to 5% of your annual salary.

The River Class Destroyer Project Controls team:

You will be joining the endeavour to deliver Canada’s largest Defence Procurement and the build programme as part of the BAE Systems River Class Destroyer team. We are based both in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Glasgow, United Kingdom working as one team. The Project Controls currently consists of 12 Project Controllers and is growing as the project progresses, and as such we are looking to add to our team with the Halifax office. This is an opportunity to join a supportive and welcoming team who are committed to helping one another with a view to delivering their commitments in support of the overall project delivery.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Closing Date: November 12th, 2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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