Hybrid Project Controls Manager - Defence/Aerospace

Leonardo UK Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Learning resources

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd in Edinburgh is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across complex defence programmes. You will develop integrated schedules, budgets, and KPI reporting, collaborating with Project Managers, engineers, and customers to ensure on-time, on-cost delivery within contractual commitments.

The role offers flexible, hybrid working and opportunities to influence bid through delivery decisions while maintaining work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls, project planning, programme controls, or project management within a complex delivery environment.
• Strong experience developing and managing integrated project schedules, resource plans, and forecasting activities.
• Experience applying project controls methodologies across cost, schedule, resource, and performance management.
• Knowledge of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), baseline management, and project governance frameworks.
• Experience producing KPI reporting, performance analysis, and project status reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting bid, mobilisation, delivery, and change management activities.
• Understanding of project risk management and recovery planning.
• Experience working within aerospace, defence, engineering, manufacturing, or other highly regulated industries would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support risk identification and assessment activities alongside Project and Risk Managers.
• Support bid and proposal activities, analysing customer requirements and assessing delivery feasibility.
• Develop high-level schedules and budget forecasts aligned to contractual requirements and programme milestones.
• Support project mobilisation activities, including WBS development and governance framework implementation.
• Create and maintain integrated project schedules that provide visibility of performance and risks.
• Develop resource-loaded plans and time-phased cost forecasts to support decisions.
• Monitor progress against milestones, budgets, resource plans, and performance targets.
• Produce KPI reports and dashboards to support recovery planning and actions.
• Work with programme teams to review trends, risks, opportunities, and delivery performance.
• Support customer reviews and programme performance meetings.
• Maintain schedules and forecasts to reflect evolving requirements and changes.

Skills

Project controls

Project planning

Forecasting

WBS

KPI reporting

Risk management

Aerospace/defence knowledge

Primavera P6

MS Project

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd in Edinburgh is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across complex defence programmes. You will develop integrated schedules, budgets, and KPI reporting, collaborating with Project Managers, engineers, and customers to ensure on-time, on-cost delivery within contractual commitments.

The role offers flexible, hybrid working and opportunities to influence bid through delivery decisions while maintaining work-life balance.