Project Controller

Electus Recruitment; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Project Controller based in Bristol. This role requires strong project controls capabilities, particularly in planning, scheduling, and cost management. The successful candidate will oversee project performance across defence programmes, develop integrated schedules, and provide insightful dashboards to stakeholders. The position mandates British nationality and offers a salary range of £50,000 to £70,000, alongside benefits such as a car allowance and private health insurance. A hybrid working pattern is available.

Benefits

Car allowance

Permanent health insurance

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• British nationality and UK birth are required.
• Experience on UK defence programmes or similar environments.
• Confidence in structured governance and assurance.

Responsibilities

• Control project performance across cost, schedule, and risk.
• Maintain schedules and forecasts for delivery support.
• Support cost control and performance reporting activities.
• Identify risks and opportunities for mitigation planning.
• Produce dashboards for programme and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Project controls capability

Planning and scheduling

Cost management

Risk management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Project Controller –Bristol

You will take ownership of controlling cost, schedule and risk across complex defence programmes, with a clear line of sight between data and decision making. This role gives you influence, progression and the opportunity to strengthen your project controls capability within regulated environments.

What you will need

• British nationality is required and applicants must have been born in the UK.
• Experience working on UK defence programmes or within defence delivery environments.
• Strong capability in project controls covering planning and scheduling, cost management or risk management.
• Confidence operating within structured governance and assurance frameworks.

Salary and rewards

£50,000 to £70,000 plus car allowance.

What you will be doing

• Controlling project performance across cost, schedule and risk for defence programmes.
• Developing and maintaining integrated schedules and forecasts to support delivery decisions.
• Supporting cost control, earned value management and performance reporting activities.
• Identifying and analysing risks and opportunities to inform mitigation planning.
• Producing clear dashboards and insight for programme and senior stakeholders.

Your experience

• Background in project controls, cost engineering, planning or risk management roles.
• Practical experience with planning tools such as Primavera P6 or equivalent.
• Exposure to cost control, forecasting, earned value or quantitative risk analysis.
• Experience working in defence, infrastructure, engineering or complex delivery settings.
• Ability to translate data into clear insight for non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits and balance

Rewards extend beyond pay with car allowance, permanent health insurance and private medical insurance.

Where you will be based

Bristol with a hybrid working pattern.

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Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens who can obtain Security Check clearance.

This is a permanent role.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to high‑technology industries. Thank you for your interest. If you do not hear from us within seven working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You may resubmit your CV or details in the future and we shall assess your suitability then.