Project Controller

at  John Wood Group

The Project Controller is responsible for creating and maintaining a project schedule and budget to support and align with the project requirements. This role provides support to the Project Manager and is not intended to be a replacement.

• Develop and execute project & financial control processes & tools
• Plan, create and maintain resource leveled project schedule(s) utilizing the client’s best practices and value adding processes
• Plan, create and maintain a project budget utilizing the client’s best practices and value adding processes
• Work closely with the Project Manager to provide analytical insights on the schedule & cost to enable pro-active decision making
• Provide input to project status reporting
• Schedule and facilitate meetings for planning, budgeting and project controls Provide invoice analysis
• Develops, communicates, deploys and monitors planning & control processes and tools (e.g. schedule maintenance, status reporting, resource management, change control, etc.)
• Plans and coordinates the development of an overall integrated project schedule with the Project Manager and Team Members.
• Assures that planning standards, practices and tools are compliant with the company’s best practices and value adding processes (e.g. probabilistic scheduling, resource loaded and leveled project schedule, PPM reporting, MS Project Server).
• Develops reports to track & communicate project progress based on agreed cadence (weekly and/or monthly) including critical path, earned value and future work forecast analysis.
• Provides support to the Project Manager on the staffing profile and plan.
• Analyzes at risk and lagging deliverables highlighting to the Project Manager the impact to the schedule.
• BA/BS or MA/MS in Computer Science, Business, Information Technology or related field with 0-2 years of progressive experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP/PMI) certification a plus
• Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects certification Microsoft Project Server 2010, Configuration certification a plus
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is required
• Must have knowledge in the following financial project control areas: forecasting, budgeting, planning, estimating and cost analysis
• Must have knowledge in the following planning project control areas: earned value analysis, probabilistic estimating and critical path identification and analysis Experience in reporting and tracking project work efforts and cost on complex project (?$5MM)

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

• Develop and execute project & financial control processes & tools
• Plan, create and maintain resource leveled project schedule(s) utilizing the client’s best practices and value adding processes
• Plan, create and maintain a project budget utilizing the client’s best practices and value adding processes
• Work closely with the Project Manager to provide analytical insights on the schedule & cost to enable pro-active decision making
• Provide input to project status reporting
• Schedule and facilitate meetings for planning, budgeting and project controls Provide invoice analysis
• Develops, communicates, deploys and monitors planning & control processes and tools (e.g. schedule maintenance, status reporting, resource management, change control, etc.)
• Plans and coordinates the development of an overall integrated project schedule with the Project Manager and Team Members.
• Assures that planning standards, practices and tools are compliant with the company’s best practices and value adding processes (e.g. probabilistic scheduling, resource loaded and leveled project schedule, PPM reporting, MS Project Server).
• Develops reports to track & communicate project progress based on agreed cadence (weekly and/or monthly) including critical path, earned value and future work forecast analysis.
• Provides support to the Project Manager on the staffing profile and plan.
• Analyzes at risk and lagging deliverables highlighting to the Project Manager the impact to the schedule.
• BA/BS or MA/MS in Computer Science, Business, Information Technology or related field with 0-2 years of progressive experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP/PMI) certification a plus
• Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects certification Microsoft Project Server 2010, Configuration certification a plus
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is required
• Must have knowledge in the following financial project control areas: forecasting, budgeting, planning, estimating and cost analysis
• Must have knowledge in the following planning project control areas: earned value analysis, probabilistic estimating and critical path identification and analysis Experience in reporting and tracking project work efforts and cost on complex project (?$5MM