Project Controller

BAE Systems; Brough; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Project Controller to support Hawk contracts in Brough. You'll oversee project control activities, manage financial adjustments, and provide vital performance metrics. This role offers hybrid work options and an inclusive culture that champions diversity.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working options

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work scheme

Employee discounts

Potential eligibility for an annual incentive

Qualifications

• Good understanding of project control capabilities.
• Experience with budget management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Packages, specifically Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide project control support for Hawk contracts.
• Manage financial baseline change control.
• Complete performance management packs monthly and quarterly.

Skills

Project Control Capabilities

Microsoft Excel

Budget Management

Experience with COBRA

Experience with COMPASS

Experience with JIRA

Job description

Project Controller - 00126916

Job title: Project Controller

Location: Brough/Samlesbury. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £41,361+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide project control support to the PMs on the Hawk contracts on a day-to-day basis, with a consolidated view of the contract monthly and quarterly
• Be a point of contact for the contract teams for any inputs / outputs and ad-hoc queries on a day to day basis, with a consolidated view of the contract on a monthly and quarterly basis
• Report into the Hawk Project control Lead to give an integrated view of contracts
• Financial Control: Management of Financial Baseline Change control through Project Control System with quarterly restatements through Contract Status Report process
• Performance Management: completion of packs for cost and ops meetings monthly and quarterly with the KPI/PI measures defined across all Customer Contracts
• Risk and Opportunity Management: monthly meetings and updates to the relevant databases, support to contract meetings and updates provided to PM
• Scheduling: Update to the monthly schedules as required, or monthly Estimate to Complete update
• General updates: Ensuring Basis of Estimates, dictionary statements, and other supporting information

Your skills and experiences:

• A good understanding of project control capabilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Packages, specifically Excel
• Experience with budget management
• Experience using COBRA, COMPASS and JIRA

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The FastJet Support – Project Control team:

The Hawk Project Controller is responsible for producing a consolidated Fast Jet Support view to the contract team In support of the delivery Project Manager, Project Control Manager and Control Account Manager. This includes ensuring that a full labour and non labour view is available on risks, Contract Status Reports, Baseline Change Rests, and providing a full cost and ops view, synthesising messages to exec level to support the PM in any contract meetings & CSRs. Being the point of contact for the PMs and Contract teams.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.