Project Controller

QinetiQ; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Scotland is seeking a Project Controller to ensure successful project delivery. You will monitor performance, control budgets, and produce insightful reports. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, a good understanding of project lifecycle, and the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders. Opportunities for hybrid working are available.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan options

Employee discount portal

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of project lifecycle and ability to monitor schedules and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control project performance to ensure successful delivery.
• Support project managers by keeping projects on track and within budget.
• Produce clear, accurate reports that provide valuable insight to stakeholders.

Skills

Numerical and analytical skills

Attention to detail

Collaborative work

Understanding of project lifecycle

Education

Degree in finance, business, engineering or related field

Professional project management qualification (APM, PMI, PRINCE2)

Job description

Overview

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF18683

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Project Controller at our Haslar or Rosyth sites, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role: As a Project Controller you’ll play a key role in ensuring projects run smoothly and efficiently, helping the team deliver on time and within budget while making a real impact on project success.

Day-to-day, you’ll monitor and control project performance, track budgets and schedules, work closely with project managers to support delivery, and provide clear, accurate reports to keep everyone informed. You’ll also collaborate with other project controllers and SMEs across the UK, helping maintain consistent processes and best practice across the team.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and controlling project performance to ensure successful delivery
• Supporting project managers by keeping projects on track, within budget, and aligned to key milestones
• Producing clear, accurate reports and dashboards that provide valuable insight to stakeholders
• Ensuring compliance with project control processes and driving best practice across teams
• Collaborating with other project controllers and SMEs across the UK, gaining exposure to a wide variety of projects
• Playing an active role in improving and shaping project control procedures to support long-term success

Essential experience

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and confidence in decision-making
• Ability to work collaboratively, building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
• Solid understanding of the project lifecycle with the ability to monitor schedules and budgets, helping projects stay on track and deliver successful outcomes

Essential qualifications

• Degree in finance, business, engineering, or a related field would be advantageous but not essential
• Professional project management or project control qualification (e.g., APM, PMI, PRINCE2) would also be advantageous but not essential

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education. Provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at Haslar or Rosyth site. Hybrid working patterns are available.

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Recruitment process

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

For further information on National Security Vetting, please see the link below. UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)