Interested in a CAREER IN THE RAIL transportation sector? To see our jobs in the railway market, please visit our dedicated site here Location: Belfast, United Kingdom Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. Project Controller Location: Belfast (hybrid working) Are you looking to develop a career in Project Controls? Do you want to work with a highly regarded team who will support your learning and development? Would you like to work for a world-renowned department that research, develop and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer? Then look no further… Our Opportunity Thales UK has a fantastic opportunity for an individual to join our Project Management Office (PMO) as Project Controller, as part of the centre of excellence for Integrated Airspace Protection Systems. This is a permanent position based in Belfast but with the flexibility to blend time between the office and home. This opportunity would suit individuals either already in the development stages of their career in Project Controls or Project Management (or similar), or individuals with transferable skills and aspirations to pursue a career in Project Controls. On a day to day basis you’ll be involved in: Liaising with appropriate stakeholders to create and maintain integrated master schedules for projects Producing project reports and facilitating reviews in accordance with project timescales Ensuring governance, deployment reporting of Risk Opportunity Management Liaising with the project team to collect and monitor the use of ‘lessons learned’ as part of a continuous improvement culture Ensuring Thales mandated tools are deployed and used appropriately and that a robust change control process is implemented for projects Ideally, you’ll: Have an awareness of a Project Management and/or Bid environment with experience of supporting the delivery of successful projects in support of Project Management Teams Have an awareness of planning and scheduling - previous exposure of Primavera or other planning tools - desirable Possess great communication and organisational skills and have experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment Have proven experience of building strong relationships with customers, partners, suppliers and internal stakeholders together with having excellent organisational, managerial and team working skills. Be able to demonstrate strong negotiation, presentation and report writing skills In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency. At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles. Great journeys start here, apply now!