Project Scheduler/Controller

Project Scheduler/Controller Washington £25.12 (UMB - Inside Scope) or £19.85 (PAYE) an hour 12 Months Advantage Resourcing are currently recruiting for a Project Scheduler/Controller to work with our prestigious client at their facility in Washington. The successful candidate will be joining a leading global defence organisation within the Heavy Munitions Team, supporting a Portfolio Manager, where you will be responsible for the management and execution of a number of tasks or work packages taking a Heavy Munitions product across a phase in its life cycle. The breadth of projects that you may be responsible for include but are not limited to, bidding and execution tasks, 3rd Party funded work packages and Internal Process Development/Improvement projects. Being responsible for the management and execution of the projects/work packages/tasks you will be measured by the successful completion of milestones to cost and quality targets by working with both Engineering and Operations to scope and then monitor the progress of projects/work packages/ tasks and where required lead problem solving activities to allow swift resolution of issues, or escalation to the Portfolio Manager for further support. The role will require interaction with both customers and senior members of the Heavy Munitions IDT, and as such being able to communicate across all levels and demonstrate an understanding on how your tasks link to the wider Heavy Munitions objectives is essential. To be considered for this role, we are looking for people who have: Degree-level qualification or comparable experience, with Project Management experience, ideally from a comparable industry Formal training in Project Management, with knowledge of scheduling and risk software tools (e.g. MS Project & Predict), as well as experience of SAP are preferred. Experience of working in a safety-critical manufacturing environment an advantage Willingness to undertake occasional travel to other sites, UK and overseas Please note that this role can be based out of Washington or Glacoed - the successful candidate may be required to spend time at other locations a s necessitated by the role. If this role is something that is of interest to you, then please get in touch on quoting reference 832932. Advantage Resourcing is a service driven recruitment consultancy.