Defence Project Controls Lead (9‑Day Fortnight)

Atomic Weapons Establishment; United States; Remote; USD 67,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

270 hours annual leave

Pension scheme 9-13%

Maternity/Paternity leave

Job summary

AWE is seeking a senior Project Controls Manager to lead cost, budget, planning and estimating within the Future Material Campus programme. You will head multi-functional controls teams, collaborate with project managers and procurement to secure delivery, and influence stakeholders to ensure effective controls and timely progress.

This role supports national infrastructure and defence programmes, with a focus on schedule predictability, risk management and change control.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified with chartered or equivalent status.
• Experience in project controls on major construction/defence projects.
• Proven ability to mentor a multi-functional controls team.

Responsibilities

• Manage risk, schedule, cost, and change control for complex projects.
• Lead multi-functional project controls teams and coordinate with PMs and procurement.
• Influence and negotiate with stakeholders to ensure baseline sign-off and progress visibility.

Skills

Project Controls

Cost management

Planning

Estimating

Stakeholder influence

Education

Chartered status or equivalent

Tools

Primavera (P6)

Power BI

Excel

Job description

AWE is seeking a senior Project Controls Manager to lead cost, budget, planning and estimating within the Future Material Campus programme. You will head multi-functional controls teams, collaborate with project managers and procurement to secure delivery, and influence stakeholders to ensure effective controls and timely progress.

This role supports national infrastructure and defence programmes, with a focus on schedule predictability, risk management and change control.