Project Controls Lead - Level 7
Location: Luton initially, transitioning to Reading from September 2026
Working Pattern: 3-4 Days On Site
Contract: 12 Months
Rate: £62 - £65 per hour (Outside IR35)
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required
Nationality Requirement: Sole British Nationals Only
THE ROLE
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading defence and aerospace organisation seeking an experienced GCAP Project Controls Lead to support a major international defence programme.
This role will support the FCA GCAP Programme Controls Manager in shaping and delivering a best-practice Project Controls framework within a tri-national consortium involving UK, Italian and Japanese partners.
The successful candidate will play a key role in schedule management, programme planning, performance analysis and stakeholder coordination across a highly complex, multi-national engineering programme environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the development and delivery of a best-practice Project Controls framework across the GCAP programme
- Develop, maintain and control complex project schedules across large-scale engineering programmes
- Apply recognised scheduling methodologies including Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Coordinate timelines and planning activities across multi-functional and international teams
- Monitor, analyse and report sch...