Project Controller

Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries. 

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team
Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to "co-innovate tomorrow". We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Responsibilities

◆ Project Planning

Carry out delegated activities to support the production of workstream and project plans that identify and organize all the activities needed to deliver project objectives and that comply with the organization's project management framework.

◆ Project Reporting and Review

Contribute to project and program reporting and review by organizing meetings and by preparing project and/or program papers (e.g., agendas, reports, and presentations).

◆ Data Collection and Analysis

Extract relevant data from information provided by others, and input it into spreadsheets or standard formats.

◆ Work Scheduling and Allocation

Design own monthly schedule and, if necessary, assign work to others in order to speed up office workflow and ensure high-priority tasks get done.

◆ Continuous Improvement

Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work, and support in generating new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements.

◆ Document Preparation

Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for reports.

◆ Project Closeout and Handover

Draft elements of product documentation and user training to support handover to business as usual. Contribute to post-project reviews and identification of lessons learned.

◆ Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Behavioral Comps

◆ Tech Savvy

Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, successfully leverages the latest technologies to increase performance. Quickly embraces and masters new technological advances adopted by the organization. May help others learn the terminology.

Skills

◆ Data Collection and Analysis

Works under guidance (but not constant supervision) to analyze data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.

◆ Verbal Communication

Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.

◆ Computer Skills

Supports business processes without supervision by understanding and effectively using standard office equipment and standard software packages, while providing technical guidance as needed.

◆ Project Communications Management

Works with full competence to ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, control, archiving, and disposition of project information. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

◆ Project Integration Management

Works with full competence to identify, define, unify, and coordinate the various processes and activities to integrate the project management activities. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

◆ Project Schedule Management

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on sequencing and scheduling tasks into a project plan.

◆ Data Control

Works under guidance (but not constant supervision) to acquire, organize, protect and process data to fulfill business objectives.

◆ Policy and procedures

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on developing, monitoring, interpreting and understanding policies and procedures, while making sure they match organizational strategies and objectives.

◆ Project Cost and Budget Management

Works with full competence to estimate and manage the effort and finances to complete the work within budget. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

◆ Project Management

Works without supervision while providing technical guidance when required on managing projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters.

◆ Project Risk and Issue Management

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on identifying, assessing, prioritizing and managing project-related risks.

◆ Negotiation

Negotiates without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on how to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.

◆ Project Estimating

Works with full competence to estimate each of the components of project, program, or portfolio work, including costs, activity durations, resource needs, risks, stakeholders, etc. across the life of the project or program. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

◆ Project Life Cycle Adaptation

Works with full competence to define the program, component projects, and operations, adapt existing life cycle frameworks to the unique nature of the program, and orchestrate the integration of all component parts to deliver the program outcomes and benefits. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

◆ Project Resource Planning and Control

Works with full competence to identify, acquire, and manage the resources (physical and human) for the project. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

◆ Workflow Management

Works with full competence to orient work in a workflow to plan, organize, and execute the steps it takes to achieve a goal to achieve higher efficiencies. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

◆ Cost Account Control

Works at an intermediate level to track, evaluate, and report on operational and/or project costs, including raw materials, resources, effort, etc. to reveal the actual costs of the project/services provided. Typically works with guidance.

◆ Information Management

Works at an intermediate level to manage the collection, structure, and maintenance of information collected, including traceability, levels of abstraction, reuse requirements, and how to store and access data/information. Typically works with guidance.

◆ Project Meetings and Ceremonies

Works at an intermediate level to lead program related meetings, keeping focus on agenda, issues, workflow, and associated agile ceremony requirements. Typically works with guidance.

◆ Project Tracking and Reporting

Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to measure and report progress toward intermediate targets to make sure a project stays on track to achieve its ultimate goals.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

General Exp

Sound experience and understanding of straightforward procedures or systems (7 to 12 months)

Managerial Exp

Basic experience of coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months)

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.  We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status.  We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances.  Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.

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