Project Controller - Defence

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Leatherhead (3 days per week in the office)

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Permanent

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Competitve Salary Package

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We are supporting a global engineering, technology, and project delivery organisation in the search for a Senior Project Controller to join their team based in Leatherhead.

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This role is well suited to a cost-focused Project Controls or Cost Engineering professional looking to take the next step in a structured, high-quality project environment. The position has a primary focus on cost control and cost management, with secondary exposure to scheduling and risk (training provided where required)

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What you will do ...

You will support project teams in maintaining strong financial discipline, accurate forecasting, and effective cost control, helping ensure projects are deliveredon time and within budget.

Cost Management (Primary Focus)

• Supporting the development and maintenance of project cost control systems and coding structures

• Monitoring project budgets, commitments, actuals, and forecasts

• Preparing monthly cost reports, forecasts, and variance analysis for internal and external stakeholders

• Tracking cost trends and commercial changes, and supporting corrective actions

Schedule & Risk Support (Secondary Focus – training provided)

• Supporting the collection and validation of schedule data from project teams

• Assisting with schedule updates and progress tracking (Primavera P6 / MS Project)

• Identifying schedule deviations and contributing to recovery planning

What i need from you ...

• Proven experience in Project Controls, Cost Engineering, or a similar discipline

• Strong understanding of cost control principles and financial reporting

• Confident working with Excel and cost management systems

• Exposure to scheduling and risk management is beneficial, but not essential

• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail

• Clear communicator, comfortable working in collaborative project teams

• Good understanding of financial principles, including revenue and cost recognition

• Experience across the full project lifecycle in a delivery environment

Technical Skills

• Experience with cost systems such as

  Deltek Cobra, Costpoint, SAP, or similar

• Exposure to

  Primavera P6 and/or MS Project

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Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, STEM, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)

• Professional certifications (e.g.

  AACE, PMI-SP, PMP, APM) are desirable but not essential.

Additional Requirements

• Minimum

  5-year UK footprint

  to support SC clearance eligibility

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Should this sound like a fit for you then please do not hesitate to apply....

Oliver@paritasrecruitment.com / +44778635983