Project Controller

BAE Systems.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence and engineering company in Glasgow is seeking a Project Controller to support major naval shipbuilding programmes. The role involves data collection, performance analysis, and reporting to stakeholders. Candidates should have experience in cost control and project analysis, with proficiency in related software tools. The company offers hybrid working, extensive benefits, and professional development opportunities. Closing date for applications is 27th January 2026.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a Project Controller or similar role required.
• Strong understanding of forecasting and earned value management.
• Proactive and organized in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collect and validate project performance data.
• Analyse cost and schedule trends.
• Prepare and present performance reports to stakeholders.
• Support risk and opportunity management.

Skills

Project cost control

Data interpretation and trend analysis

Organizational skills

Using project controls tools

Complex engineering environment experience

Tools

Tableau

Excel

Power BI

Primavera

SAP

Job description

Job Title: Project Controller

Salary: Up to £40,000 dependent on skills and experience

Location: Scotstoun - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

What you'll be doing:

• Collect and validate project performance data from multiple sources to support cost, schedule, and milestone reporting.
• Analyse cost and schedule trends, investigate variances, and provide detailed insights into emerging performance issues.
• Prepare and present performance reports to Senior Project Managers and Control Account Managers, providing root‑cause analysis and recommended corrective actions.
• Support cost, schedule, and quality management, supplying relevant metrics and data to project leadership.
• Assist in producing estimates at completion and contribute to resource profiling and cost forecasting activities.
• Support risk and opportunity management, helping maintain registers and ensuring risk impacts are reflected in cost and schedule performance.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience in a Project Controller, Project Analyst, Cost Engineer, or similar role, strong understanding of project cost control, forecasting, earned value, or risk management.
• Confident interpreting data, spotting trends, and presenting meaningful insights.
• Proactive, organised, and capable of working across multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
• Skilled in using project controls tools or data analysis software (e.g., Tableau, COBRA, Excel, Power BI, Primavera, SAP, or similar).
• Experience within a complex engineering / defence / manufacturing / financial services environment.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Naval Ships Project Controls Team:

As a Project Controller, you will play a vital role in supporting the successful delivery of one of our major international naval shipbuilding programmes. Working as part of an integrated project team, you will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to provide high‑quality analysis and insight that underpins effective decision‑making. You will be responsible for monitoring project performance, preparing status reports, and ensuring that cost and schedule forecasts remain accurate and well‑controlled.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to grow your career within BAE Systems. You will have access to a broad range of development opportunities and support to achieve further professional qualifications, enabling you to build your expertise and progress within a world‑class engineering and defence organisation.

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.

Closing Date: 27th January 2026

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.

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