Senior Project Controller

BAE Systems; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Controller

Location: Warton or Samlesbury. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – this role is hybrid, with a minimum requirement of 60% of time on site. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.

Salary: £45,326 – £49,834 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Establishing and managing the project schedules
• Tracking spend and controlling project costs
• Implementing and utilising Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies
• Supporting the identification and management of risks and opportunities
• Analysing project information to enable early identification of problems and then implementing mitigation actions
• Driving ownership and managing change of the work scope tasks throughout the project team

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience with project control systems
• Experience creating and maintaining project schedules using toolsets such as MSP, Open Plan or P6
• Experience applying Earned Value Management techniques would be beneficial
• Demonstrable experience of risk, opportunity and change management is required
• A formal project management qualification such as APMP, PMQ, PMP or Prince 2 would be advantageous

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Project team:

You will be part of a team of professionals using world-class project control techniques, providing expertise to support the Project Managers in the delivery of large, high value, technically complex and strategically important programmes within our Air business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 22nd April 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.