Defence Project Planner & Controls Engineer

Energy Jobline ZR; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Outsource UK is recruiting a Project Controls Engineer - Planning to support defence infrastructure programmes in the UK. The role is hybrid, based near Bristol, with on-site presence required up to three days per week and a focus on developing, maintaining, and analysing schedules to meet milestones.

You will work alongside experienced project controls specialists and project managers, applying Primavera P6, Power BI and MS Office to monitor progress, assess risks and support decision-making.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience in a project controls environment.
• Experience working within project or programme management environments, supporting the delivery or control of projects, programmes, or portfolios.
• Strong understanding of Project Controls principles and methodologies.
• Experience using planning and project controls tools, including Primavera P6, Power BI and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and analysing project schedules.
• Ability to work collaboratively with project teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules aligned with project requirements and objectives.
• Develop and update project programmes in collaboration with project managers and wider project teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders to define scope and develop detailed schedules and performance reporting.
• Monitor project progress, identify schedule variances, and highlight areas of potential risk.
• Analyse critical paths, dependencies, and constraints to assess the impact of changes and delays.
• Provide recommendations and recovery plans to mitigate schedule impacts.
• Support project managers with change management processes and schedule updates.
• Produce planning and performance reporting to support project decision-making.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within planning and project controls processes.

Skills

Project controls

Schedule analysis

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Outsource UK is recruiting a Project Controls Engineer - Planning to support defence infrastructure programmes in the UK. The role is hybrid, based near Bristol, with on-site presence required up to three days per week and a focus on developing, maintaining, and analysing schedules to meet milestones.

You will work alongside experienced project controls specialists and project managers, applying Primavera P6, Power BI and MS Office to monitor progress, assess risks and support decision-making.