Project Controller Review

I'm a project controller who is in charge of managing costs of projects to ensure that the costs of a project stick to the budget that they have been allocated. For example, if 1 project has £10,000 budget in a month, it is my job to ensure it stick to this £10,000 spend. If the money spent on the project goes over or under this figure then I need to be able to give a reasoning why this has happened, and do my best to make sure that budgets are stuck to in the future. In order to control projects I have to work with a variety of different stakeholders such as the individuals who are doing work on the project, and the project owners of the project who are managing who is involved in what work.

Yes, the main skills I have learnt are in stakeholder management and learning how to communicate with people and get the best out of people, to achieve the best business benefit. I have also picked up more experience with using Microsoft Excel.

I do really enjoy it, as I am working at the forefront of technology on some of the most advanced machinery in the world. The only thing my job role is currently missing is an aspect of feeling like I am a part of a 'team'. Some days at work it feels as though it is just me sat on my own, working on my own tasks, whilst my team members work on theirs.

I do feel very valued and recognised. The business does very well to recognise when people go the extra mile by giving out things like the 'Above & Beyond' awards, which are given to people who go out of their way to work harder than what their day job requires from them.

The programme is very well structured. We go to university 1 day a week and we are in the workplace 4 days a week. It's very well organised and the university work clearly links into the work that we do within the workplace. A lot of people who take part in my apprenticeship finish up with 1st class degrees.

We are offered 1 hour a week to sit with our training provided to speak about career development and our college course, some people choose to take this and some do not. For me, this is all that I need in terms of support from the training provider. I require more support from my employer.

I receive plenty of support, we are told often that we are more than welcome to have 1 to 1 sessions whenever we need them to discuss any issues we may have. We also have 12 week reviews scheduled, where every 12 weeks we meet with our training provider for a general catch up about how things are going.

Very well. I am a 21 year old earning £25,000, the salary is more than generous.

Yes there are, there is a group of people who meet together on Fridays to play football after work. This is the main opportunity that I take to meet new people and network.

Yes

Because the scheme is fantastic. At the age of 18 years old you start the apprenticeship in a position of having a free degree given to you, whilst earning £22,000+.

At the assessment day just be yourself and try to flaunt how your personality is correct for the job role, don't be somebody that you're not.