Project Controller in Oakdale

Salary for this position is £32,400 to £40,500, depending on experience plus our excellent flexible benefits package.

We offer hybrid working - for this role ideally we are looking for an average of 2 days per week per month on site.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits: 

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off. 
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company. 
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits 

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Please email disabilityconfident@gd-ms.uk if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks

Every application matters to us. We want you to know that each application we receive is reviewed by a real person—not just an algorithm. Our screening questions are also carefully considered to help us understand your experience and fit for the role.

We appreciate the time you take to apply.

Help keep complex projects on track, on budget and moving forward...

We’re looking for a Project Controller to join our team and provide project controls support across a range of projects and programmes.

Working closely with Project Managers, Lead Engineers and Finance Managers, you’ll play an important role in helping project teams understand performance, identify risks and make informed decisions.

You’ll bring together scheduling, cost, resource, risk and Earned Value information to provide a clear picture of project progress and highlight where action may be required.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in a controlled project or programme environment who enjoys working with data, collaborating with different stakeholders and turning detailed project information into meaningful insight.

There is also an opportunity to help us improve the way we work through automation, AI and data-driven reporting, identifying smarter and more efficient approaches to project controls.

What you’ll be doing...

As a Project Controller, you’ll work closely with Project Managers, Engineering and Finance teams to provide accurate project information and help keep projects on track.

• Creating and maintaining resourced project schedules, tracking milestones, critical paths and progress against baseline.
• Monitoring project costs, budgets and forecasts, providing variance analysis and highlighting potential issues.
• Supporting Earned Value Management (EVM), producing performance reports and working with project teams to address variances.
• Maintaining accurate resource plans, monitoring demand and identifying potential capacity or skills gaps.
• Managing project risks, maintaining risk registers, tracking mitigation actions and supporting regular risk reviews.
• Producing clear project performance reporting across schedule, cost, risk, resources and Earned Value.
• Supporting effective change control, ensuring changes to project baselines are documented and formally approved.
• Identifying opportunities to improve project controls through automation, reporting tools

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of project delivery, gaining exposure across multiple projects and working alongside colleagues from Project Management, Engineering and Finance.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop your project controls experience while helping us evolve the way we plan, measure and report project performance, including exploring new approaches through automation, data and AI.