Senior Project Controller

Stansted Airport Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airport operator in Greater London is seeking an experienced Project Controller with expertise in Oracle Primavera P6 and financial applications. The successful candidate will manage project budgets, provide cash-flow forecasts, and oversee a team while ensuring the delivery of key business projects. A minimum of five years' experience and technical capabilities are essential. Additional responsibilities include producing forecasts and reports for capital projects, collaborating with stakeholders, and maintaining compliance in project delivery.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

10% company pension contribution

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free parking

Subsidised public transport

Company discounts

2 volunteering days per year

Free VirtualGP service

Care Concierge service

Qualifications

• A minimum of at least 5 years’ experience with Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM.
• Ability to create and maintain project budget data.
• Experience in providing medium and long-term project forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly status reporting on key business projects.
• Produce near term cash-flow forecasts for capital projects.
• Line manage the team and ensure high standards in project management.

Skills

Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM

Technical report writing

Project cash-flow forecasting

Stakeholder management

Commercial management

Education

Membership of RICS or equivalent

Project Management qualification (Prince 2 Practitioner)

Tools

SAP

MS Project

Job description

The role

Act as the subject matter expert providing Primavera P6 EPPM & Oracle/SAP Financial application knowledge. Accountable for creating and maintaining project budget data including schedules, actuals and forecasts. Senior responsibility for analysing progress reported against the work schedules and producing reports on projects’ progress, performance and forecasts. Senior responsibility for contributing to a number of projects where the outputs of this work will be aggregated to provide programme level plans, budgets, schedules, forecasts and reports. Line manage the team.

Key accountabilities

• Provide weekly status reporting on key business projects within any Financial Year to the Project Controls Manager and Head of Project Services for consumption by the Engineering Services Directors & Group Asset Management Directors.
• Liaison with Directors & business level approvers of both the CAPEX & Gateway process in order to track progress & unlock any approval issues or blockages within the system.
• Produce near term (3 month look ahead week by week) capital projects cash-flow forecasts for MAG Finance.
• Produce up to date medium term (12 month rolling) forecast of capital projects cash-flow for capital programme Outturn.
• Produce longer term project and programme information to inform and update long term plans.
• A key stakeholder in the development, planning and control of the overall Capital Expenditure plan for MAG covering one-year, five-year and ten-year business planning periods.
• A key stakeholder in payment tracking and cash-flow forecasting for accrual purposes.
• A key stakeholder in retentions management.
• Working with the SAP Administrator, ensure timesheet compliance and reporting on internal charges.
• Work in conjunction with the MAG Supply Chain team and Strategic Programme Management supplier to develop capital expenditure efficiencies from standardisation and work bundling opportunities.
• Responsible for auditing commercial management services and Contractors commercial management to ensure consistent high standards for MAG.
• Line management responsibility for the Project Controllers.

What would make you successful in this role?

• A minimum of at least 5 years’ experience of working with Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM enterprise tool.
• Technical ability to update & manipulate the system in order to shape bespoke reports as necessary, whilst maintaining control & governance in line with a robust project delivery system. Must have the technical skills to ensure a smooth deployment and to achieve the planned business goals.
• Be able to specify the technical environment required for implementation, provide installation support, and integrate with other in-house systems.
• Ability to advise on & carry out the following tasks: Integrating Primavera P6 with other enterprise systems, System Customisations, Primavera P6 custom report writing, Ability to transfer data from previous Primavera P6 versions & Data migrations from other systems (MS Project etc).
• Knowledge & experience of working with the latest industry scheduling, profile & cost tools, including Primavera & SAP. Demonstrate significant experience in providing both near term & medium term project cash-flow forecasts (12 month rolling). Ability to shape & provide bespoke reports from Primavera.
• Membership of RICS or equivalent qualification (ICE, IMechE or IEE) – although not a prerequisite, the Project Controller should be at an advanced stage of gaining this (date of APC planned with RICS). In addition to the above the following are preferred: A Project Management foundation qualification as recognised by RICS, ICE, IMechE or IEE. A Project Management process qualification - Prince 2 Practitioner. Primavera P6 user capability to an advanced / administrator level.
• A background in a commercial role (Quantity Surveying etc.) is preferred, as well as experience in delivering complex multi-stakeholder projects & programmes of work to tight regulatory deadlines.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar operational environment.

Why MAG?

Every year, London Stansted Airport connects 30 million passengers with more than 190 destinations across the globe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, London Stansted Airport supports 12,000 jobs on site and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region.

Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities. Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities.

At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• 10% company contribution pension
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge range of company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Free VirtualGP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

We’re building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We’re on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. With so many exciting roles across our airports and businesses, there’s space for your unique strengths to shine.

Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you – even if you don’t think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We’re committed to helping you perform at your best.

At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.