Project Control Officer - PCO

Job Title: Project Control Officer - PCO
Employment Type: PAYE on-Payroll
Location: Cheltenham, 4-5 days a week on site required.
Start Date: ASAP
End date: 12 months +
Hours per week: 37.5
Charge rate per hour: Between 330 and 470 per day.
Must have in date DV Clearance.

This is your chance to join a world-class organisation who specialise in delivering complex, high-value projects across the UK and Europe. This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Controls Officer, who wants to build their skillset across multi sector projects.

Role Description:

You will act as the link between the Project Management, Commercial, Financial and Contract Management teams and provide the co-ordination to allow these teams to operate cohesively and consistently.

You will also play a key role in executing and improving all project management processes to ensure successful project delivery, supporting projects across their entire lifecycle.

A working knowledge and demonstrable experience in all or some of the following areas are preferable:

• Experience of working in a project delivery environment or PMO with a good understanding of structured and agile frameworks & methodologies.
• Project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting, with P6, Microsoft Project or JIRA experience desirable.
• Sound Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Excellent communication and numeracy skills.
• Ability to show initiative to research information and data and to look for solutions to problems.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to converse with a wide range of stakeholders and clients and across a number of disciplines.
• Supporting commercial operation from pipeline management to final accounts.
• A willingness to occasionally work flexibly from other office locations as required.
• Basic understanding and experience of relevant project management suites and awareness of commercial / financial procedures.
• Helping ensure compliance with the business' Project Management Frameworks.
• Maintaining and developing excellent professional relationships which can secure repeat business.
• Maintaining databases and spreadsheets as directed by your Project or Contract Manager, for the purposes of project control.

About you:

As an individual you must be:

• DV enhanced cleared.
• Preferred candidate will be SFIA level 2 - 3
• Motivated by successful delivery and interested in a long-term career in Project Management.
• Organised and able to work to deadlines and under pressure.
• Achievement looks to exceed client aspirations and works to goals and manages obstacles.
• Initiative, ability to analyse data and situations, break down work into key tasks and activities.
• A passion for developing technically and professionally.

If you're looking for a role where you can take ownership, support multiple teams and projects, and gain experience working at a global organisation - this is the opportunity you've been waiting for!

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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