Job Title: Project Controls Manager
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Controls Manager at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.
The role
As a Project Controls Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Joining our Mission Systems teams, you will lead on the implementation and management of effective project controls including cost, time, risk and quality on the Dreadnought Programme.
Day-to-day, you’ll be hands on in delivery, working closely with Project and Programme Managers and leading Project Controls across our Weapon Handing and Launch Systems projects.
1. Build and maintain strong relationships with project teams, functional departments, suppliers, and customers.
2. Implement and ensure compliance with project controls governance in line with customer contracts.
3. Lead scheduling teams to create, manage, and analyse integrated project schedules across all execution phases.
4. Oversee project controls functions including cost, change, risk, opportunity, and document management.
5. Collaborate on schedule risk analysis, run simulations, and deliver accurate internal and external project reporting.
This role is full time 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2-3 days in the onsite in our Ashton Vale, Bristol site and 2-3 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Project Controls Manager
6. Proven hands on delivery experience applying project controls and governance measures on complex/major projects or programmes.
7. An organised, confident communicator who also is self-motivated and the ability to transform complex problems into simple, elegant solutions.
8. Knowledge of project controls approaches and practices, such as planning / scheduling management, cost management, risk management and analysis, performance management, change management and configuration control.
9. Experience in working with project controls toolsets, such as MSP / P6, RiskHive, ERP / SAP systems.
Qualifications for the Project Controls Manager
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at
What we offer
10. Generous holiday allowance
11. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
12. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
13. Employee share scheme
14. Employee shopping savings portal
15. Payment of Professional Fees
16. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
17. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
18. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.