Overview
Compensation: £54,019 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time
Role ID: SF72746
Bring Your Skills to Projects That Help Create a Safer World. 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 Senior Project Controller at our Plymouth, Devon site.
Job Title: Senior Project Controller
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Role summary: You will play a central role in shaping the success of some of the UK’s most critical defence programmes, supporting the delivery of complex submarine planning projects, and leading a multi‑disciplined project controls team as deputy to the Project Controls Manager and driving consistent, accurate and insightful performance reporting.
Responsibilities
* Support the Project Controls Manager in managing performance across the A‑Class Planning Programme.
* Collaborate with colleagues to build and maintain standardised reporting processes across project control functions.
* Work closely with the Project Manager to interpret performance insights and recommend mitigation actions.
* Provide clear visibility of schedule, cost, risk and scope performance using KPIs and analytics.
* Encourage the integration of project control functions to improve efficiency and decision‑making.
This is a full‑time position, 35 hours per week, based in Plymouth, Devon. Hybrid working patterns are available, with a typical onsite presence of three days per week.
Essential experience
* Experience in at least one project control function (risk, cost, scheduling, estimating, scope management).
* Understanding of how project control functions integrate to build a holistic project performance view.
* Knowledge of Power BI and data analytics to support project decision‑making.
* Experience in a fast‑paced, complex project environment (submarines experience beneficial).
* Proven leadership capability to bring teams together toward shared goals.
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, construction management or a related discipline.
* APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent.
* APM Project Planning and Controls (PPC) or equivalent.
Security clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. This role is subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What we offer
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading to buy additional leave or sell up to one week of annual leave (open Feb–Mar annually)
* Be Kind Day enables one paid working day per year for volunteering
Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture and flexible working patterns. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”.
Closing date: 24/04/2026
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