Project Controller

Raytheon UK; Harlow; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking a Project Controller in a hybrid role to provide scheduling and controls support. You will manage the IMS, analyse EVM data, and develop KPI reporting to enable informed decision making and on-time delivery.

The role requires strong MS Project and Power BI skills, experience in a controls environment, and the ability to collaborate across military and industry partners.Security clearance eligibility is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Project/Programme Controls environment.
• Ability to communicate across military and industry partners.
• Focused on outcomes, delivery and operational excellence.
• Skilled in MS Project EPM and MS Office tools.
• Knowledge of IMS and EVM integration.
• Experience with schedule risk analysis and critical path.
• Ability to coach junior professionals.
• Security clearance eligible (SC MoD).
• Experience in multi-site, matrixed teams.
• Power BI reporting capability desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Lead and support schedule development as the programme progresses.
• Analyse trend data and present metrics at reviews.
• Ensure baselines are controlled with auditable changes.
• Generate and analyse EVM data and variance root causes.
• Perform critical path and risk analyses for schedules.
• Collate monthly schedule-derived ETCs.
• Support WBS/OBS development for cost and schedule reporting.
• Assist Bid/Proposal with schedule scenario analysis.
• Support risk management with IMS risk tracking and mitigation.
• Develop reporting through Power BI for programme health visibility.

Skills

Joint/matrixed teams

Cross-industry communication

Outcomes & delivery focus

Programme controls experience

Clarity and problem solving

Mentoring/coaching

MS Project EPM 2010/13/16

MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power BI

Power BI familiarity

EVM/EVM integration knowledge

Schedule metrics tools awareness

Supplier/partner schedule integration

Commercial & business awareness

Multi-site cross-functional work

Security clearance (SC MoD)

Tools

Microsoft Project EPM

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Power BI

EVM tools

Job description

Harlow

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Date Posted: 2026-09-25

Country: United Kingdom

Location: Harlow, Essex

Position Role Type: Hybrid

Project Controller

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

We are looking for a Project Controller to provide professional project scheduling and controls support as part of the Raytheon UK Enterprise Performance Group (EPG) for Raytheon UK, deployed to the Training Transformation Mission Area Team. This includes the generation, analysis and reporting of key schedule and earned value management metrics to support the programme in reporting and facilitate key decision making. Earned Value expertise will be central to the management of the contract.

We are looking for our team to advocate for and deliver robust project controls, metrics and business intelligence reporting by utilising our various tools to give clear, objective visibility of programme health and we want to build a team passionate about ensuring on time delivery, providing solutions to schedule optimisation challenges and who has a commitment to playing their role in programme delivery and supporting business intelligence and KPI reporting.

Main Duties

• Responsible for the development and integrity of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and ensuring that all activities, events and milestones are logically linked, fully resourced, fully cost loaded and aligned to the fiscal calendar.
• Leading and supporting schedule development work as the programme progresses.
• Support the Programme Manager and Control Account Managers with analysis of trend data and provision of programme metrics, presenting these on behalf of your programme at metrics review boards and customer meetings as required.
• Ensure contractual and programme baseline control management is adopted and that baseline change control has a clear auditable trail for change.
• Support the Programme Leadership Team with the generation and analysis of EVM data, and Earned Value variance root cause analysis.
• Perform analysis such as critical path, schedule risk analysis, BEI analysis as required.
• Monthly collation and analysis of finance data such as schedule derived Estimates To Complete (ETCs).
• Support the development of Programme Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Organisational Breakdown Structures (OBS) to ensure effective cost and schedule reporting.
• Support Bid and Proposal activities through the development of schedule scenarios for impact analysis.
• Support the Programme Risk & Opportunity Management Process and internal Risk Review Board with risk identification, documentation, and risk analysis for schedule and cost impact, including the tracking of mitigation and capture plans within the IMS as required.
• Maintain a focused balance between the use of company standard tools and the innovative development of reporting through customised reports in Power BI.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience operating in joint or matrixed teams.
• Ability to communicate across military and industry partners.
• Focused on outcomes, delivery, and operational excellence.
• A seasoned professional in a Project / Programme Controls environment.
• Able to provide clarity, insight and solutions to difficult and sometimes complex issues.
• Ability to coach lower tier professionals.
• Experience of and competent in the use of Microsoft Project EPM 2010/13/16, and other Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Power BI and an ability to learn quickly our internal EVM and schedule metrics tools.
• Ability to achieve your day to day work and objectives with impact and with good written and verbal communication skills across all levels of the business.
• Ability to work with diverse project teams and stakeholders and communicate cross functionally to achieve the best outcomes for programme delivery.
• Ability to support, guide and influence project teams to ensure programmes are set up in accordance with Raytheon standard practices and processes.
• Ability to lead supplier and partner schedule integration work.
• Commercial and Business awareness in a complex projects environment.
• Experienced working with multi-disciplined teams over geographically dispersed sites.
• Current holder of, or eligibility to obtain, SC MoD security clearance.
• Practical or theoretical knowledge of IMS and EVM integration.

Desirable

• Experience of working within the Defence Industry.
• Working knowledge of training transformation programmes.
• Practical experience of Power BI with the ability to evaluate reports, trouble shoot report queries and understand user requirements for new reports.

This position is classified as: Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.