Project Controller

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A trusted defence solutions provider is seeking a Project Controller at their Bristol site to implement effective project controls and contribute to the successful delivery of complex projects. The role requires strong Project Controls experience, knowledge of risk management, and ability to create detailed project reports. Candidates should have experience with MS Office and a commitment to professional development. This full-time position offers hybrid working arrangements with a motivating benefits package.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to digital health services

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of professional fees

Special paid leave for reservists

Holiday trading options

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Development opportunities and employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Committed to self-improvement and continuous professional development.
• Ability to analyze and manage risks, scheduling and change control.
• Experience working collaboratively in teams.

Responsibilities

• Implement project controls measures relating to scope, cost, time, risk, and quality.
• Produce project/programme reports to provide status and forecast information.
• Maintain delivery schedules, forecasts, and baseline change requests.

Skills

Organised, tasks orientated mindset

Ability to build relationships quickly

Drive and desire to make a positive impact

Experience in Project Controls

Experience with MS Office software

Education

Association for Project Management (APM)

Tools

MS SharePoint

Job description

Project Controller

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Role ID: SF67908

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Controller at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role

The Project Controller role is based within our Mission Systems business area. Babcock is a trusted provider of integrated solutions for global defence and security. We have a wide portfolio of best-in-class intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, communications, and weapons launch and handling solutions across all domains, integrating the best of industry to meet our customers’ needs.

As a Project Controller, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll have the ability to directly contribute to the successful delivery of our complex, high profile and mission critical projects & programmes.

Within this role, you will implement effective project controls measures relating to scope, cost, time, risk and quality. In this role you’ll be instrumental in the production of weekly, monthly and quarterly project/programme reports to provide critical status and forecast information to Project Managers. You will provide up to date and accurate information on Risks, Opportunities, Assumptions and Issues. You will help to maintain delivery schedules, forecasts and baseline change requests.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

Essential Experience of the Project Controller

• Able to show drive and desire to make a daily positive impact.
• Organised, tasks orientated mindset.
• A commitment to self-improvement and continuous professional development.
• Experienced with MS Office software inc. management of MS SharePoint sites.
• Experience in Project Controls including an understanding of risk management, scheduling and change control.
• Experience working in teams, with the ability build relationships quickly.

Qualifications for the Project Controller

• Association for Project Management (APM) desired.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. However, if you are able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance this would be desirable.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 17/12/2025

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