Project Controller

Spire; Glasgow (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)

Launch Attendance

Generous Time Off Policy

Education Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Family Leave

Fitness Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

Job summary

Spire in Glasgow is looking for a Project Controller to enhance its delivery team in space technology. The role demands a proactive builder who will implement controls and improve processes for complex projects in a hybrid work model.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in project controls and proficiency with tools like MS Project. Benefits include generous time off, education assistance, and more, aiming to foster a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls, planning or scheduling.
• Proficiency with scheduling tools like MS Project.
• Analytical and detail-oriented, able to interpret data.
• Self-directed, proactive, and able to build processes.
• Collaborative communicator across technical and non-technical teams.
• Curious about project management platforms and AI.

Responsibilities

• Maintain programme schedules across the portfolio.
• Design and implement controls frameworks and templates.
• Support cost performance tracking and variance identification.
• Build and manage programme reporting for visibility.
• Manage formal change control processes.
• Interrogate risk and opportunity registers for key actions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements.

Skills

Project controls experience

MS Project proficiency

Analytical and detail-oriented

Self-directed and proactive

Collaborative communication

Curiosity about AI tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Mathematics or related field

Tools

MS Project

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

We are looking for a curious, process-minded Project Controller to join our growing delivery team in Glasgow, at the forefront of space technology.

This is not a role for someone who maintains what already exists, it is a role for someone who builds what is needed. Spire's programme delivery team is scaling and needs stronger controls, better tooling and clearer processes to support a portfolio of complex, multi-year programmes spanning satellite services and government and defence contracts. You will work directly with Delivery Project Managers to establish the controls infrastructure that will keep programmes on track and give leadership accurate, real-time visibility.

If you are analytical, self-directed and energized by building things from scratch and you have an interest in how modern tooling and AI can make programme delivery smarter, this role is for you.

What You'll Do

• Maintain programme schedules across the portfolio, including baseline management, critical path analysis, resource loading and logic health
• Design and implement controls frameworks, templates and reporting tools for use across the DPM team, identifying gaps in current process and building practical solutions
• Support cost performance tracking; maintaining actuals, ETC and spend-versus-budget analysis, identifying variances and recommending corrective actions
• Build and manage programme reporting in a project management platform, configuring dashboards, workflows and data structures that give DPMs and leadership real-time visibility of programme health
• Support formal change control processes, assessing schedule, cost and resource impact of proposed changes and maintaining the integrity of the programme baseline
• Interrogate risk and opportunity registers, ensuring key actions are tracked in the schedule and that progress toward risk retirement is visible
• Identify opportunities to improve how the team works — through better tooling, smarter use of data or process changes that reduce manual effort and increase accuracy

Key Skills

• Experience in project controls, planning or scheduling, ideally within aerospace, defence or a technically complex industry
• Proficiency with scheduling tools such as MS Project; able to build, baseline and interrogate a schedule, not just update one
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to work across schedules, cost data and performance metrics and identify what the numbers are actually saying
• A builder, not just a maintainer: self-directed and proactive, able to design and implement process and tooling where nothing exists yet
• Collaborative and credible — able to work across engineering, finance and programme teams and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
• Genuine curiosity about how project management platforms, data tools and AI can make delivery smarter, with a willingness to learn and experiment

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to AI tools and/ or data platforms such as Databricks or Power BI, and comfortable adopting new software quickly — curiosity and willingness to learn matters more than specific tool experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Mathematics or a related field

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying. #LI-DC1

Global Perks

• Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
• Launch Attendance
• Generous Time Off Policy
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Family Leave
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

About Spire

We improve life on Earth with data from space.

Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.