Project Controller

Our client, a leading organisation in the Defence and Security sector, is currently seeking a Project Controller to join their team on a contract basis. The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting the In Service Production line, with an emphasis on managing and analysing emergent work for aircraft.Key Responsibilities:Produce and maintain an operations burndown (level 3) plan aligned with the aircraft build schedule, considering factors such as labour, build logic, critical path, capacity, tooling, and material availability.Assist aircraft managers in accurately forecasting the build schedule by week and by day.Analyse and report daily on the completion and progress against the operations burndown plan to senior management and key stakeholders.Update Aircraft Boards as necessary.Support production with the accuracy of clocking data, reason codes, and other performance-related statistics.Identify and document emergent work tasks, ensuring the correct paperwork is raised and maintained.Maintain detailed spreadsheets recording all emergent work tasks and monitor their progress and status.Interrogate SAP/MES for hours logged against emergent work tasks and investigate discrepancies.Facilitate bi-weekly sign-off meetings for emergent work tasks.Collaborate with the Operations Business Performance and Works Analysis team to standardise and improve In Service Support processes.Ensure all processes are accurately documented within the departmental instructions.Job ..... full job details .....