Defence Project Controls Lead

Arcadis; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Project Controls Manager for its Defence and Security sector in the United Kingdom. You will lead a project controls team, drive cost, schedule and risk management, and partner with senior stakeholders to ensure delivery excellence across assigned projects.

You will translate objectives into executable plans, monitor performance, and promote best practices in project controls while ensuring compliance with contractual and governance requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing project controls teams.
• Strong analytical capability with data-driven decision support.
• Proven ability to manage costs, schedules and scope across projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead an operational project controls team to deliver outputs to time and budget.
• Translate controls objectives into plans, costs and schedules for project stages.
• Ensure compliance with Arcadis risk, governance and contract parameters.
• Provide expert guidance to project teams and stakeholders on controls best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Subject-matter expert

Commercial acumen

Change management

Stakeholder management

Security clearance ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Professional qualification or chartered status

Job description

Arcadis is seeking a Project Controls Manager for its Defence and Security sector in the United Kingdom. You will lead a project controls team, drive cost, schedule and risk management, and partner with senior stakeholders to ensure delivery excellence across assigned projects.

You will translate objectives into executable plans, monitor performance, and promote best practices in project controls while ensuring compliance with contractual and governance requirements.