Project Controller Scheduling Planning

About the role:

New business and programme extension have resulted in a fantastic opportunity to join the Advanced Products Business Unit as a project scheduler/project controller.

The successful candidate will work with high performing multifunctional teams on cutting edge technology contributing to global security. The scheduler will provide project planning risk management and cost control support to production teams development engineers and senior management. The scheduler will generate metrics cost reports and variance analysis information to support programme decision making and assist teams in use of PM processes.

We also encourage all employees to take advantage of five full days of volunteering leave to allow them to focus on social causes that impact their local community.

While the primary work location will be our Glenrothes and Livingston facilities or a hybrid of home working we actively support flexible working and can discuss a solution to suit the needs of both the business and employee to help balance busy lives.

Skills and Experience

• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of working in a Project/Programme Control environment.
• Experience of Microsoft Project MS Office (including Excel)
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to handle data accurately using various tools
• Good written and verbal communication skills across all levels of the business
• Good IT skills with the ability to learn new applications
• Ability to work with diverse project teams and stakeholders
• Ability to support guide and influence project teams to ensure programmes are set up in accordance with Raytheon standard practices and processes.
• Commercial/Business awareness in a complex projects environment.
• Experienced working with multi-disciplined teams over geographically dispersed sites

Responsibilities

Responsible for integrity of Development project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS ensuring that all activities events and milestones are logically linked and fully resourced.

Evaluate IMS critical path schedule risk and variances.

Progress project plan and database regularly providing performance metrics and Estimated Cost to Complete (ETC) for financial reporting and interpret trend data and provide metrics for review at Programme Monthly Review Boards.

Ensure contractual and programme changes are incorporated into the IMS to maintain a realistic baseline plan on which Earned Value is generated and guide the Integrated Project Team on the use of EVMS.

Monitor the Programme Timesheet Bookings and report/investigate unexpected bookings to contracts.

Facilitate the company risk process by holding Programme Risk Review Boards to identify and document risks opportunities and mitigation actions. Provide analysis and reports.

Support to the Programme Manager CAMs and Programme Accountant to establish a performance management baseline and budget authorisations for Production and Development programmes in MSP and bespoke internal tools. Collate and analyse finance data such as schedule derived Estimates to Complete (ETCs).

Development of Programme Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Organisational Breakdown Structures (OBS).

Support Bid and Proposal activities through the collation and transfer of Basis of Estimates into the Pricing Team.

Travel to other Raytheon UK Sites (UK possibly abroad) may be required.

Required Skills:

APM Project Controls Project Planner Project Scheduler