Project Controller

Job Title: Project Controller

Location: Scotstoun, hybrid – 3 days on site 2 working from home

Salary: Up to £40,000 dependent on skills and experience

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

What you’ll be doing:

Collect and validate project performance data from multiple sources to support cost, schedule, and milestone reporting. Analyse cost and schedule trends, investigate variances, and provide insight into emerging performance issues. Prepare and present performance reports to Senior Project Managers and Control Account Managers, including root-cause analysis and recommended corrective actions.

Support cost, schedule, and quality management by providing relevant metrics and performance data to project leadership. Assist with estimates at completion, resource profiling, and cost forecasting activities. Contribute to risk and opportunity management by maintaining registers and ensuring potential impacts are reflected in project cost and schedule performance.

Core duties:

• Collect and validate project performance data from multiple sources to support cost, schedule, and milestone reporting.
• Analyse cost and schedule trends, investigate variances, and provide detailed insights into emerging performance issues.
• Prepare and present performance reports to Senior Project Managers and Control Account Managers, providing root‑cause analysis and recommended corrective actions.
• Support cost, schedule, and quality management, supplying relevant metrics and data to project leadership.
• Assist in producing estimates at completion and contribute to resource profiling and cost forecasting activities.
• Support risk and opportunity management, helping maintain registers and ensuring risk impacts are reflected in cost and schedule performance.

Essential skills:

• You will bring experience as a Project Controller, Project Analyst, Cost Engineer, or similar role.
• You will apply good knowledge of cost control, forecasting, earned value, and risk management.
• You will interpret complex data, identify trends, and deliver clear, meaningful insights.
• You will stay organised while managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
• You will utilise tools such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Primavera, SAP, or similar platforms.

The Naval Ships Project Controls Team

As a Project Controller, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of major programmes, strategic business investments, and future growth opportunities. Working as part of an integrated project team, you will provide valuable performance insights, monitor cost and schedule forecasts, and produce high-quality reporting to support informed decision-making. This role offers excellent opportunities to develop your project controls expertise, gain exposure to a broad range of business activities, and build a rewarding career with BAE Systems.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 3rd September 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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