EVM Analyst

Role Title: Senior Principal Project Controller
Location: Bristol or Farnborough- 2 to 3 days per week onsite
Duration: 12 months
Clearance required: SC Cleared
Salary: £65,000 to £70,000 based on experience

Overall Purpose of the Job:
The role is responsible for the delivery of Project Control, scheduling and EVM administration & support across all projects and programmes

Key Accountabilities:

• Leading by example, communicating purpose and expectations, developing and motivating the team, creating inclusivity, participation and involvement and encouraging innovation and creativity
• Undertaking tasks and activities, as required, in the delivery of planning & scheduling
• Championing Best Practice and applying lessons learned within the team, with programme and project teams and other key delivery partners
• Developing and maintaining regular, open and positive lines of communication within the team, with the leadership, programme and project teams and other key delivery partners
• Managing, motivating and coordinating the team to achieve specified objectives
• Engaging, mentoring and supporting the team in their career development and providing guidance that enables the transfer of learning into effective practice for the team
• Working knowledge of programme management principles and how project planning, scheduling and control activities underpin them
• Maintain project schedules and keep project resources on track, provide regular project updates to stakeholders, and maintain contact with the team to monitor job progress.
• Integrate multiple schedules into a master project schedule, including baselining, status and performance measurement baselines
• Execute EVM using the company tool (Cobra)
• Produce EVM reports and execute project controls in alignment with ANSI guidelines
• Analyse EVM and provide EVM analysis support and guidance to the Project Team
• Using EVM techniques such as Cost Performance Index (CPI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI), Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETC)
• Support customer/internal IBR's
• Detailed knowledge of a number of technical areas, such as: project controls, EVM, governance and assurance, risk analysis and management, cost management/control/reporting, benchmarking, data
• analysis and reporting.
• Significant knowledge of the development and delivery of complex project schedules using proprietary planning tools, specifically PPM2016 or Primavera P6 - to enable the definition and implementation of
• software management processes and procedures
• Development and reporting of project schedule data to senior stakeholders (operating at IDT lead,
• Director level and above) in a complex projects environment

Successful outcomes of this role:

• Up-to-date, accurate, reliable and timely outputs that are trusted and accepted by the leadership, programme and project teams in support of projects up to LCM Level 4
• Planning & Scheduling outputs that contribute to meeting or exceeding business plan revenue and margin targets for projects up to LCM Level 4
• Troubleshoot and monitor potential scheduling problems
• Execute EVM and produce timely reports
• Provide detailed explanations of project variances and propose corrective actions to keep the project on track.
• Development, introduction and implementation of project schedule analytics and reporting methodologies and techniques (such as Critical Path analysis)
• Established and regular engagement with the leadership, programme and project teams for projects up to LCM Level 4

Person Specification

• Essential Education and Qualifications:
• Bachelor degree or equivalent or 10 years' relevant experience
• Programme or Project Controls Qualification - Practitioner or equivalent
• Project management qualification; APM membership desirable.
• Experience of operating as a project or programme scheduler in a complex environment
• Experience of managing a complex project or programme is desirable
• Strong understanding of EVM principles and metrics

Competencies:

• Has an in-depth knowledge of the following competence in complex situations:
• Schedule Management
• Resource Management
• Consolidated Planning
• Reviews
• Change Control
• EVM

Has a detailed knowledge of the following competence in complex situations:

• Ethics, Compliance & Professionalism
• Team Management
• Conflict Management
• Leadership
• Budget & Cost Control
• Contract Management
• Financial & Cost Management
• Resource Capacity Planning
• Stakeholder & Communication Management
• Operating within PMO
• Line Management
• MS Office Software
• Performance Management & EVM

Has a comprehensive knowledge of the following competence in situations of limited complexity:
Frameworks & Methodologies
Capability Development
Operating within P3M
Project Management
Matrix Management