Project Controls Assistant

This is a permanenet role and the salary is between £30,685 and £36,100 dependent on skills and experience.

Base location is flexible – West Cumbria, Warrington, London or Harwell.
Hybrid working available with 40% of time in an NDA office.

Closing date is 12 July 2024.

As a Project Controls Assistant, you will provide a project controls service to the NDA’s Assurance and Performance (A&P) function. As part of the team, you will be responsible for independently and robustly managing, measuring, and reporting costs within the A&P function, demonstrating control and value for money in addition to providing general project controls support.

Accountabilities :

Responsible for the provision of accurate forecasts for expenditure and performance.
Organising and leading monthly Estimate at Completion reviews.
Updating Estimate at Completion templates with actual and forecast data.
Responsible for the preparation of accruals.
Responsible for the raising and monitoring of Purchase Orders.
Supporting the production and presentation of monthly reports, variance analysis and functional Dashboards.
Providing support to the NDA internal business planning process.
Using NDA’s tools and systems for Project Controls and Cost Management.
Providing ad hoc input to reviews of Integrated Programme Controls policies and procedures.
Contributing to NDA’s continuous improvement of Project Controls.
Providing other project controls support as directed by the Head of Programme Controls.
Managing a functional budget of up to £40m, typically working with one function (assurance and performance) across the following 5 capabilities – health, safety and wellbeing, sustainability, research and development, performance assurance, performance improvement.

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

Essential:
Project controls or project management qualification (or part qualified) or equivalent.
Experience within a cost engineering / project controls role.
Excellent mathematical skills.
Understanding of basic accounting principles such as debits, credits and accruals.
Experience of producing and presenting information to high standards.
Able to work under pressure and adapt to changes in the work environment, managing competing demands and meeting tight deadlines.
Experience of working within a confidential environment.
Strong communication and interaction skills.
Excellent planning and organisational skills.
Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and experience of using Project Controls cost, and reporting software.

Desirable:
Experience of using Sage & Vena.
Experience of working in the nuclear sector.