Project Controls Lead

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A major defense contractor in Plymouth is seeking a Project Controls Lead to manage complex infrastructure projects crucial for the UK's submarine capability. The role involves overseeing the Matrix Planning Team, managing budgets and schedules, and ensuring risk and change management processes are followed. Candidates should have advanced skills in scheduling tools, quantitative risk analysis experience, and relevant project management qualifications. This role offers a full-time position with hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work

Development opportunities and employee assistance programme

Responsibilities

• Lead the Matrix Planning Team with functional expertise and training.
• Develop and maintain project baseline budgets.
• Create and manage integrated project schedules.
• Oversee risk and opportunity registers and drive mitigation strategies.
• Ensure change management processes align with business and contractual requirements.

Skills

Advanced proficiency in scheduling tools such as Primavera or Microsoft Project

Experience in quantitative risk analysis

Proven track record across full project lifecycles

Exposure to diverse projects across various products and services

Education

Primavera 106P Advanced Project Management

APMG Project Planning and Controls

APMG Earned Value Management

APM Project Risk Management Level 2

APM PMQ

Job description

Job Title: Project Controls Lead
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £51,941 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF68099

Lead the Future of Defence Infrastructure

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Controls Lead at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Project Controls Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our Site Investment Portfolio team, driving the successful delivery of complex infrastructure projects that support the UK’s submarine capability.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead the Matrix Planning Team, offering functional expertise and training, while managing baseline budgets, integrated project schedules, and risk registers to drive mitigation strategies. You'll also ensure change management processes align with business and contractual requirements.

• Leading and guiding the Matrix Planning Team with functional expertise and training.
• Developing, implementing, and maintaining project baseline budgets.
• Creating and managing integrated project schedules.
• Overseeing risk and opportunity registers and driving mitigation strategies.
• Ensuring change management processes align with business and contractual requirements.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Project Controls Lead

• Advanced proficiency in scheduling tools such as Primavera or Microsoft Project.
• Experience in quantitative risk analysis.
• Proven track record across full project lifecycles.
• Exposure to diverse projects across various products and services.

Qualifications for the Project Controls Lead

• Primavera 106P Advanced Project Management.
• APMG Project Planning and Controls.
• APMG Earned Value Management.
• APM Project Risk Management Level 2.
• APM PMQ.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

• For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 05/01/2026