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Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

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 five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, 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.

Job title: Project Controller

Location: Glasgow (Hybrid working - 2-3 days per week from the office vs. home)

Employee type: Permanent

Do you have a can do attitude? Would you like to work for a world-renowned department that 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? Do you want to be part of a team of specialists that are designing solutions that make tomorrow possible, today?...... Then look no further

An experienced Project Controller is required to support a high value, critical defence project(s) within the OME (Optronics and Missile Electronics) business line.

Core Benefits:

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• Performance-related bonus

• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)

• 24 hours volunteering paid for

• Private healthcare (grade dependent)

• Pension scheme

• 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

Specific responsibilities and tasks as follows:

• Liaise with appropriate stakeholders across Thales and the customer (as necessary) to create and maintain an integrated master schedule for assigned project.

• Initiate and drive the creation, delivery and presentation of the project reports and facilitate reviews in accordance with defined calendar for assigned project.

• Utilise (as appropriate) a robust Earned Value Management system as part of an ongoing improvement activity to verify delivery performance

• Ensure governance, deployment & reporting of Risk & Opportunity Management on assigned project(s) (this includes the application of cost and schedule risk analysis).

• Liaise with project team to ensure the correct and effective Project Governance is applied on assigned project(s).

• Ensure the robust implementation of the Project Business rhythm lifecycle.

• Working with the Project Community to ensure that Work package management is utilise effectively and efficiently

• Ensure Thales mandated tools are deployed and used appropriately. This could include you acting as a Subject Matter Expert.

• Liaise with project team to collect and monitor the use of ‘lessons learned’ as part of a continuous improvement culture.

• Ensure a robust Project management change control process is implemented on assigned project.

About You

• An experienced Project Controller from an heavy engineering industry sector background

• Proven Primavera P6 software knowledge and application is an essential skill and an APM or equivalent qualification will be an advantage for this role.

• Experience as a user of planning and scheduling tools that cover fast paced and complex environments.

• Have the ability to analyse, interpret, present information and fluctuating priorities easily.

• Experience in Project Management Office or Project Management context

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

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.

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