Principal Project Controller

JOB REQUISITES

Role Summary

**Responsibilities**:
The major duties, tasks, and responsibilities are below:

- Set the standards and working methods for the planning function across an entire project. Establish & maintain an effective Project Programme.
- Support the Local Government Project Management Office in varying project control/support functions.
- Provide support to management for all planning functions ensuring that issues within the programme are highlighted and understood.
- Give appropriate planning advice and direction to project staff & contractors.
- Facilitate effective planning of the works within the project team
- Deliver Period Programme Updates and input to project reports.
- Deliver information regarding changes and delays that have impacted the programme on a period by period basis.
- Maintain standardised techniques for management of the portfolio of medium/major scheme delivery by adopting shared governance processes.
- Drive compliance with the Business Management System for project processes, controls and reviews.
- Deliver necessary reports, to allow senior managers to direct the project appropriately. Provide specific programme outputs to support other project processes including ‘as builts’. Ensure coordination between contractors’ and consultants programmes of works and compliance with the Project Programme. Reporting areas of ‘non compliance’ for resolution.
- Timely response to the submission of contractor programmes, ensuring the provision of the programmes to the standards required by the contract, via the appropriate communication channels
- Ensuring all company safety, quality, environmental, commercial and project management procedures are followed as relevant to tasks undertaken.

Key Competencies / Skills:
Mandatory Skills
- Experience in a consultancy environment with good customer relationship and stakeholder management skills. Must be able to represent the “Plan” at all levels within the organisation structure.
- Demonstrable capability in Project Controls, and proven skills in the use of planning/reporting systems (e.g, Power BI, Microsoft Project, other Project Control systems).
- A good communicator with the ability to instruct and direct staff
- Experience in leading a successful team
- Managing staff development and ensuring a motivated and knowledgeable team
- Strong knowledge of Project Management best practise;
- Good working knowledge of various commercial and contractual models;
- To act as a Mentor and train and upskill other members of the Team

Operational Financial Systems Development
- Use a detailed understanding of billing systems processes to make improvements to PMO best practise to enhance financial reporting at a Project and Programme level.
- Produce documentation of critical financial management processes and provide process / systems training where beneficial to other Project Managers.
- Project Forecasting Tool, Power BI and the Business Management System.
- Coordinate requirements of iCRC Project Controller responsibilities.
- Support the PMO regarding the delivery of accurate and timely invoices to our clients to ensure business goals are achieved and solutions are offered rapidly.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree or diploma with 10 to 15 years’ experience in project coordination, administrative and document control role
- Preferable to have CAPM, PMP, or Prince 2 certification.
- Other relevant domain certifications.