Project Controller

Saab Australia; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 6 weeks leave

14% employer superannuation

Free Income Protection Insurance

Job summary

Saab Australia is seeking a Project Controller to monitor cost and schedule across control accounts within the CSI-IPT framework. The role supports PMBs, prepares monthly reporting, and ensures compliance with earned value management processes.

The successful candidate will maintain WBS/dictionaries, support baseline changes, and collaborate with PMs and CAMs on planning and resource loading. Hybrid work from home / office is considered.

Qualifications

• Degree in project management, business, commercial or engineering (desirable)
• Three+ years working in project controls
• Experience in planning, scheduling and project controls principles
• Proficiency with project management software such as Open Plan Professional (OPP) and Cobra

Responsibilities

• Monitor project cost and schedule across control accounts
• Support PMBs development, maintenance and baseline changes
• Assist CAMs with control account planning and work package development
• Develop and resource-load schedules in line with project standards
• Collaborate with PMs and CAMs to capture actuals, status updates and ETCs
• Deliver monthly EVM reporting, analysis and performance insights
• Assist with IBRs, EVMS surveillance reviews and compliance activities

Skills

Project controls

Earned value management

Scheduling

Reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in project management/engineering

Tools

Open Plan Professional (OPP)

Cobra

Job description

Join Saab Australia (Saab) and help shape the future of defence, security and cyber technology.

For more than 35 years, Saab Australia has been a leading provider of defence, civil and security solutions, with an enduring purpose to keep people and society safe. We combine global expertise with local knowledge to deliver innovative, world-class solutions that support critical operations across Australia’s defence and security industries. From cyber security and communications to advanced defence systems and mixed reality technologies, our teams work on meaningful projects that make a real impact.

If you're looking for challenging work, cutting-edge technology, and the opportunity to contribute to something bigger, we'd love to hear from you.

What We Offer

At Saab Australia, we recognise that meaningful work is just one part of a rewarding career. We support our people with benefits that enhance wellbeing, flexibility and financial security, including:

• Up to 6 weeks leave
• 14% employer superannuation contribution
• Free Income Protection Insurance

For further information about a career at Saab, visit the page adjacent: https://www.saab.com/markets/australia/careers/saab-life

The opportunity

Saab Australia is an industry participant in the Combat Systems Integration – Integrated Project Team (CSI-IPT). The CSI-IPT forms a collaborative enterprise organisation to execute scopes of work across Hobart Class Destroyer (SEA4000 Phase 6 and other related Destroyer Capability Enhancement (DCE) upgrades) and the Hunter Class Frigates (HCFs - SEA5000 Phase 1).

The role

As part of the Engineering and Sustainment Services team, the Project Controller monitors project cost and schedule across assigned Control Accounts. The role supports Performance Measurement Baselines (PMBs), coordinates monthly reporting and analysis, and ensures compliance with the project's earned value management framework.

Further, the successful candidate will:

• Maintain tasking statement WBS, dictionaries, control accounts, and RAMs.
• Support PMB development, maintenance, and approved baseline changes.
• Assist CAMs with control account planning and work package development.
• Develop and resource-load schedules in line with project standards and processes.
• Collaborate with PMs and CAMs to capture actuals, status updates, and ETCs.
• Support CEAC activities, including data collection and program-wide consolidation.
• Deliver monthly EVM reporting, analysis, and performance insights.
• Assist with IBRs, EVMS surveillance reviews, and compliance activities.

Flexible work arrangements such as hybrid work from home / office and a 9-day fortnight will be considered for this role.

About You

Your skills and experience will include:

• A degree in project management, business, commercial or engineering and/or a post graduate qualification in project management (desirable)
• Working within a project-orientated organisation (desirable)
• Using project management software such as Open Plan Professional (OPP) and Cobra.
• Three plus years working in project controls
• Strong understanding of project management, planning, scheduling, and project controls principles.

Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be able to obtain an Australian Defence Security Clearance to NV1 level. Information including past and present nationality and citizenship may be requested to check eligibility for access to materials controlled under various export control regimes, including ITAR.

What You Will Be Part Of

• Explore a world of possibilities. Tackle challenges, drive innovation, and grow your career in an environment where curiosity and diverse perspectives are valued. Together, we achieve extraordinary outcomes, and your contribution matters.
• Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose to help nations keep their people and society safe. Supported by 28,000 employees worldwide, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
• The company develops, manufactures, and sustains advanced systems across aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors, and underwater systems. Headquartered in Sweden, Saab has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. Learn more about Saab here.
• We're committed to creating an environment where our people feel supported, empowered and inspired to do their best work.

Saab Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, and ex-service personnel, veterans and their families.