CSI-IPT - Senior Project Controller

at  Saab Inc

About us
Saab Australia is a defence, security and cyber solutions provider, specialising in the development and integration of major defence and security systems. For over 35 years in Australia, we have built a reputation for delivering complex systems integration projects that provide proven and advanced capabilities to keep us ahead of today’s challenges.
About the role:
The Senior Project Controller is responsible for monitoring and controlling project cost and schedule for the assigned Control Accounts across a portfolio of Tasking Statements.

Major Tasks and Activities:

• Lead the development and maintenance of the Tasking Statement Work Breakdown Structure (TSWBS) and associated WBS Dictionaries.
• Lead the establishment and maintenance of approved cost and schedule PMB including the incorporation of approved baseline changes.
• Lead the development and maintenance of control account structures and associates Responsibility Assignment Matrices (RAM).
• Lead and support Control Account Managers (CAMs) in establishing detailed planning for all work packages including assisting with the development of Control Account Plans (CAP) where required.
• Develop and resource load schedules in accordance with processes, standards, guidelines, health checks and code structures.
• Lead monthly reporting activities including capturing actuals, status, Estimates to Complete (ETC), and undertake detailed variance analysis in accordance with the business rhythm.

Experience:

• Project management professional with demonstrated experience within a project orientated organisation is desirable.
• Detailed understanding of Project Management methodologies and principles of project planning, scheduling and project controls.
• Exposure to Earned Value Management practices or techniques.
• Experience working in a Defence acquisition environment is desirable.
• Demonstrated schedule and cost experience is essential.

Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to interact effectively with colleagues within and outside his/her immediate team, to implement business requirements.
• Well-developed self-management skills and demonstrated ability to work under his/her own initiative to deliver outputs to time and quality.
• Team mentality is essential as they will be a requirement to lean in and assist other team members at times.
• Ability to use good written and verbal communication skills is important to this role.
• High literacy and numeracy skills.
• MS Office skills, especially in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified is desirable (Project Management, Business, Commercial or Engineering preferable).
• Post graduate level Project Management qualifications is desirable.

Security Clearance:

• Ability to obtain Australian Defence security clearance of Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) Security Clearance is required.

• Lead the development and maintenance of the Tasking Statement Work Breakdown Structure (TSWBS) and associated WBS Dictionaries.
• Lead the establishment and maintenance of approved cost and schedule PMB including the incorporation of approved baseline changes.
• Lead the development and maintenance of control account structures and associates Responsibility Assignment Matrices (RAM).
• Lead and support Control Account Managers (CAMs) in establishing detailed planning for all work packages including assisting with the development of Control Account Plans (CAP) where required.
• Develop and resource load schedules in accordance with processes, standards, guidelines, health checks and code structures.
• Lead monthly reporting activities including capturing actuals, status, Estimates to Complete (ETC), and undertake detailed variance analysis in accordance with the business rhythm