Project Controller

General Dynamics Uk; Oakdale; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nine-day fortnight

Career development plan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

General Dynamics Mission Systems is seeking a Project Controller to support a range of projects. You will collate scheduling, cost, resource and risk data to deliver informed insights for project teams, enabling on-time, on-budget delivery.

Responsibilities include maintaining resource plans, tracking milestones and baselines, and producing performance reporting with an emphasis on automation and AI-driven improvements. Hybrid onsite presence is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls, PMO or controlled project environment.
• Experience creating, maintaining and reporting project schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret project data and identify variances.
• Understanding of cost control, forecasting, risk and resource management.
• EVM knowledge is advantageous.
• Proficient in MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts is a plus for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain resourced project schedules, tracking milestones and baselines.
• Monitor project costs, budgets and forecasts with variance analysis.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) and produce performance reports.
• Maintain accurate resource plans and identify capacity or skills gaps.
• Manage project risks and track mitigation actions.
• Produce clear project performance reporting across schedule, cost, risk, resources and EVM.
• Support change control and ensure baselines are documented and approved.
• Identify opportunities to improve project controls through automation and reporting tools.

Skills

Project scheduling

Cost control

EVM

Resource planning

Risk management

Reporting

Change control

Automation

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office (Excel)

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Job description

Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

Job Description

Help keep complex projects on track, on budget and moving forward...

We’re looking for a Project Controller to join our team and provide project controls support across a range of projects and programmes.

Working closely with Project Managers, Lead Engineers and Finance Managers, you’ll play an important role in helping project teams understand performance, identify risks and make informed decisions.

You’ll bring together scheduling, cost, resource, risk and Earned Value information to provide a clear picture of project progress and highlight where action may be required.

This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in a controlled project or programme environment who enjoys working with data, collaborating with different stakeholders and turning detailed project information into meaningful insight.

There is also an opportunity to help us improve the way we work through automation, AI and data-driven reporting, identifying smarter and more efficient approaches to project controls.

What you’ll be doing...

As a Project Controller, you’ll work closely with Project Managers, Engineering and Finance teams to provide accurate project information and help keep projects on track.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Creating and maintaining resourced project schedules, tracking milestones, critical paths and progress against baseline.
• Monitoring project costs, budgets and forecasts, providing variance analysis and highlighting potential issues.
• Supporting Earned Value Management (EVM), producing performance reports and working with project teams to address variances.
• Maintaining accurate resource plans, monitoring demand and identifying potential capacity or skills gaps.
• Managing project risks, maintaining risk registers, tracking mitigation actions and supporting regular risk reviews.
• Producing clear project performance reporting across schedule, cost, risk, resources and Earned Value.
• Supporting effective change control, ensuring changes to project baselines are documented and formally approved.
• Identifying opportunities to improve project controls through automation, reporting tools

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of project delivery, gaining exposure across multiple projects and working alongside colleagues from Project Management, Engineering and Finance.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop your project controls experience while helping us evolve the way we plan, measure and report project performance, including exploring new approaches through automation, data and AI.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for...

You’ll ideally have:

• Previous experience working within a project controls, project support, PMO or controlled project environment.
• Experience creating, maintaining and reporting project schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Good analytical skills, with the ability to interpret project data and identify trends or variances.
• An understanding of project cost control, forecasting, risk and resource management.
• Experience or knowledge of Earned Value Management would be beneficial.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
• Experience of, or familiarity with, automated reporting tools and techniques.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work across Project Management, Engineering and Finance teams.
• Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Additional Information

Salary for this position is £32,400 to £40,500, depending on experience plus our excellent flexible benefits package.

We offer hybrid working - for this role ideally we are looking for an average of 2 days per week per month on site.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks

Every application matters to us. We want you to know that each application we receive is reviewed by a real person—not just an algorithm. Our screening questions are also carefully considered to help us understand your experience and fit for the role.

We appreciate the time you take to apply.