Project Controllers

Location: Stevenage (hybrid, typically 2 to 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification)
Security clearance: British Citizen or dual UK national with British citizenship (BPSS required after offer)

A leading organisation in the defence sector is growing its Project Control function and is looking for motivated Project Planners and Project Controllers to join a collaborative, supportive team. Multiple levels are available, so we are open to candidates with varying depth of experience across planning and project controls.

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum, after offer stage all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS).

You'll support delivery across complex programmes, owning the quality of project controls data and helping teams understand performance, risk and corrective actions.

Key areas you will work on include:

• Project health: validating project assessments, surfacing issues and risks for discussion with delivery teams
• Schedule assessment: validating project schedules for accuracy and coherence, aligned to planning principles
• Integrated baseline management: leading creation of integrated baseline schedules to support programme delivery
• Costs to go and EAC: validating costs to go, challenging outliers and supporting accurate EAC reporting
• Risk and opportunity management: leading schedule risk analysis where appropriate
• New business support: contributing to bid activity, ensuring sound project management fundamentals are applied

• Planning experience from detailed plans through to milestone delivery plans
• Ability to create and maintain project structures (WBS/CBS/OBS)
• Experience generating and analysing performance data across schedule, resource and cost
• Capability in SRA, critical path analysis and earned value management (EVM)
• Comfortable identifying root cause and proposing corrective actions
• Experience with project toolsets such as SAP, ARM, Primavera, Oracle Unifier
• Understanding of baseline management and change control
• Strong ownership of data quality and reporting outputs
• Confident communicator who can influence and work within multi-functional teams
• Able to prioritise workload across competing demands
• Understanding of resource-loaded schedules

Desirable:

• Experience supporting Estimate at Completion / Forecast Cost at Completion reviews
• What-if analysis, risks and opportunities modelling

• Company bonus up to £2,500 (performance dependent, varies year to year)
• Pension contributions up to 14% total (employer and employee)
• Paid overtime opportunities
• Flexi leave up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working arrangements considered
• Enhanced parental leave options
• Excellent on-site facilities (subsidised meals, free parking and more)

If you are a Project Planner or Project Controller looking to develop your career within a high-integrity, delivery-focused environment, apply now.