Project Controls Engineer – Defence

Overview As a Project Controls Engineer you support Defence project delivery within a cross-functional team, shaping scope, baselines, and performance insights. You enable robust change control, risk management, and data-informed decisions to drive delivery success.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, suppliers, and Finance to align resources and finances with project goals. This role offers scale, technical challenge, and a chance to contribute to critical UK defence programs. Pay / Benefits flexible working environment supportive inclusion networks (DEI, Wellbeing, Military, Parents and Carers) career development opportunities healthy work-life balance opportunity to work on high-profile defence projects Responsibilities Lead on specific workstreams within a cross-discipline Project Controls team Define scope through exclusions, assumptions, interfaces and dependencies and decompose into a Work Breakdown Structure Support the establishment and maintenance of a Performance Measurement Baseline and change control Collaborate with suppliers to integrate and analyse project performance data per contractual requirements Support scope, cost, risk and schedule integration and alignment Analyze performance data including Earned Value Management to inform delivery decisions Liaise with Finance to generate prospective financial positions (Cash Estimate to Complete, Estimate At Complete) Support risk management through identification, quantification, and oversight of project risk Assist Project Managers in deploying resources per resource-loaded schedules Assure quality and integrity of outputs Communicate performance with the Integrated Project Team and influence stakeholders Promote learning from experience and drive process improvements Key requirements Experience delivering projects with Project Controls across one or more lifecycle stages Experience in Planning and Scheduling, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Risk Management or Performance Reporting and related software/tools Basic understanding of how Integrated Project Controls disciplines operate Proactive, curious, can-do attitude in uncertain environments Strong communication and influencing abilities Desire to build a professional community beyond delivery Undergraduate degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent Membership or working toward membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., APM, PMI) Proficiency in the software needed to perform the role Willingness to work across various sectors and clients strong communicator and influencer proactive and curious team collaboration Planning and Scheduling Cost Estimation Cost Control

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