Project Controller - Transformation

Raytheon UK; Harlow; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking a Project Controller to provide professional project scheduling and controls support within the Enterprise Performance Group. You will develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), analyze Earned Value metrics, and deliver clear visibility of programme health to enable timely decisions.

The role requires strong experience in MS Project, EVM, and data-driven BI reporting, with a hybrid work arrangement in Harlow.

Qualifications

• Experience operating in joint or matrixed teams.
• Ability to communicate across military and industry partners.
• Focused on outcomes, delivery, and operational excellence.
• Seasoned professional in a Project/Programme Controls environment.
• Able to coach lower tier professionals.
• Experience with Microsoft Project EPM 2010/13/16 and Power BI.
• Ability to communicate clearly across all levels of the business.
• Experience with IMS and EVM integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) with full resourcing and cost loading.
• Lead and support schedule development as programmes progress.
• Analyse trend data; present programme metrics at review boards and customer meetings.
• Ensure baseline control and auditable change trail for baselines.
• Develop EVM data and perform variance root cause analysis.
• Conduct CP, schedule risk analysis and BEI as required.
• Monthly collation of finance data including ETCs derived from schedule.
• Support WBS/OBS development for reporting cost and schedule.
• Assist Bid/Proposal with schedule impact analyses.
• Support Risk & Opportunity management with risk documentation and mitigation tracking.
• Balance standard tools with customised Power BI reporting for visibility.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Analytical thinking

EVM analysis

Schedule development

Problem solving

Coaching

MS Project EPM

Power BI

Cost control

Tools

MS Project EPM

Power BI

Excel

Teams

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-27

Country: United Kingdom

Location: Harlow, Essex

Position Role Type: Hybrid

Project Controller

Harlow

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, within our Services 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.

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 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, but must be willing to work on site regularly, travel may be required to Raytheon UK offices.

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.