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Job title: Project Controller
Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: £47,683+ depending on experience
What You’ll Be Doing
* Monthly status updates of the project schedules
* Leading the weekly cost reviews with the sub teams across all major contracts & provide weekly / monthly costs analysis data to the sub team lead to support managerial analysis and forecasting
* Utilising Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies to support the generation of monthly EV reports
* Supporting the management of risks and opportunities using the Predict! toolset
* Enacting Change Instructions in Compass/Baseline Change Requests in the appropriate toolset
* Providing support to bids and estimates by providing project control data (historical spend / performance / budget) to inform estimating activities
* Supporting the development and maintenance of the departmental resource picture as required
* Working with the Project Control Lead, integration team and function to ensure all processes, toolsets and ways of working align with the functional governance structure and standards of working
Essential
Your skills and experiences:
* IT literate in Microsoft systems with a sound understanding of project control principles, financial cost control
* Strong communication skills – with the ability to articulate detail into an understandable summary / key message
* Ability to undertake tasks with limited support
Desirable
* Experience creating and maintaining project schedules and baselines
* Financial Analysis / Numeracy – Able to work with large volume of data/spread sheets
* Motivated individual with personal drive and commitment. Especially in times of tight deadlines / Business needs
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 Europe & International (E&I) Project Control Team
You will be part of a team of professionals using world-class project control techniques, providing expertise to support the Project Control Lead for multiple teams in the delivery of large, high value, technically complex and strategically important programmes including Typhoon and Tornado. The Project Control Team is a dynamic team of highly skilled individuals who provide data and performance insights to assist with managing the programmes. You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge, with the potential to lead into more senior positions within the 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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 10th July 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.
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