Project Controller

Electus Recruitment Solutions; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment firm seeks a Project Controller in Manchester. This role involves controlling cost, schedule, and risk across UK defence programmes. Candidates should have strong project controls skills, experience with planning tools like Primavera P6, and the ability to translate data into insight for stakeholders. The position offers a competitive salary of £50,000 to £70,000 plus benefits such as a car allowance and health insurance, with a hybrid working pattern.

Benefits

Car allowance

Permanent health insurance

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• British nationality is required.
• Experience on UK defence programmes or in similar defence environments.
• Strong capability in project controls.
• Confidence in governance and assurance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Control project performance across cost, schedule, and risk.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules and forecasts.
• Support cost control and performance reporting activities.
• Identify and analyze risks and opportunities.
• Produce dashboards for stakeholders.

Skills

Project controls

Cost management

Risk management

Planning and scheduling

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Project Controller - Manchester

You will take ownership of controlling cost, schedule and risk across complex defence programmes, with a clear line of sight between data and decision making. This role gives you influence, progression and the opportunity to strengthen your project controls capability within regulated environments.

What you will need

• British nationality is required and applicants must have been born in the UK.
• Experience working on UK defence programmes or within defence delivery environments.
• Strong capability in project controls covering planning and scheduling, cost management or risk management.
• Confidence operating within structured governance and assurance frameworks.

Salary and rewards

£50,000 to £70,000 plus car allowance.

What you will be doing

• Controlling project performance across cost, schedule and risk for defence programmes.
• Developing and maintaining integrated schedules and forecasts to support delivery decisions.
• Supporting cost control, earned value management and performance reporting activities.
• Identifying and analysing risks and opportunities to inform mitigation planning.
• Producing clear dashboards and insight for programme and senior stakeholders.

Your experience

• Background in project controls, cost engineering, planning or risk management roles.
• Practical experience with planning tools such as Primavera P6 or equivalent.
• Exposure to cost control, forecasting, earned value or quantitative risk analysis.
• Experience working in defence, infrastructure, engineering or complex delivery settings.
• Ability to translate data into clear insight for non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits and balance

Rewards extend beyond pay with car allowance, permanent health insurance and private medical insurance.

Where you will be based

Manchester with a hybrid working pattern.

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Due to the nature of work at our client's site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens who can obtain Security Check clearance.

This is a permanent role.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to high-technology industries. Thank you for your interest. If you do not hear from us within seven working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You may resubmit your CV or details in the future and we shall assess your suitability then.