Job Description - Spartan Project Controller (00128967)
Location: Warton – Hybrid working, 3 days on site
Salary: £47,683 + Dependent upon skills and experience
Acting as central point for delivery governance and cross-functional coordination
Maintaining integrated programme plans with PMs and workstream leads
Supporting weekly governance cadences; prepare status updates and SteerCo inputs
Tracking and reporting on key deliverables; standardise templates, reports, and meeting packs
Owning end-to-end resource planning, forecasting demand by phase, workstream, and skillset
Conducting workforce analysis, identify skill gaps, and drive continuous improvement in resourcing
Collaborating across teams to ensure alignment and efficient delivery
Providing insights on resource health, risks, and hotspots through regular reporting
Your skills and experiences:
Experience of working project control processes
The ability to effectively carry out project control related tasks of small to medium complexity
Effective influencing and stakeholder management experience
Accountable as a member of the Project Management team for supporting development and implementation of appropriately tailored Project Management practices
Experience of working on Project Control Management Systems eg. Compass, Coupa
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
You will be joining an experienced Project team delivering critical project management activities within a key enterprise-wide technology and process transformation project. You will work with multiple stakeholders and you will help drive and implement new ways of working across a large complex business. You will support the development and delivery of the Project Management Office within the team with involvement in wider project processes and deliverables.
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 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: 22nd August 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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