Project Controls Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Project Controls Manager

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £68,000 depending on skills and experience + bonus scheme

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.

Job Description:

This role leads the development and application of effective Project Control strategies, managing a team of specialists to deliver accurate progress and performance insight. It requires extensive project knowledge, good cross-functional collaboration, and deep expertise in Project Control methodologies, governance frameworks, and stakeholder engagement.

You will be accountable for embedding tailored Project Control practices, supervising a team of up to seven and ensuring consistent quality across all outputs. You will provide technical guidance, drive the sharing of best practice, and support performance management through coaching, oversight, and good governance application.

Core Duties:

• Develop and embed tailored Project Control strategies across multiple large-scale projects
• Act as the specialist authority for scheduling, ensuring the development of accurate, logical, and traceable programme schedules
• Work closely with Engineering, Programme Management, Finance, and wider functions to ensure cohesive delivery and shared understanding of project priorities
• Ensure accurate forecasting, performance tracking, and analysis across cost, schedule, risk, and resource
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of up to seven Controllers, ensuring capability growth and high performance
• Promote the adoption of best practice and support the continuous improvement of Project Control discipline and governance

Essential Skills:

• You will have extensive experience in Project Controls within complex engineering, defence, or multi-disciplinary environments
• You will have advanced knowledge of planning and scheduling processes, tools, and governance frameworks
• You will have a University Degree, or a substantial amount of practical knowledge gained through experience
• You will have a PM Qualification such as the APM Project Management Qualification
• You will have proven leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams

The Project team:

By joining the team, you will collaborate with experienced colleagues and apply world‑class project control methodologies to support Portfolio Directors/Project Managers in delivering high‑profile, strategically important programmes across our Naval Ships Sector portfolios.

The organisation is deeply committed to professional growth, offering structured support toward Chartership and ongoing career development to help you advance and excel in your field.

A key focus of the role is the establishment of new planning processes that connect engineering delivery tasking to the project control system. The role will provide expert scheduling leadership to drive this change, integrate cross functional ways of working, and develop repeatable processes that strengthen future project delivery.

This role also provides leadership to a team of approximately seven Project Controllers of differing grades and responsibilities, ensuring high quality delivery, robust governance, and the application of best practice methodologies.

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: 18th June 2026 – Interviews will take place w/c 6th July 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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