Lead Project Controller

Job Title: Lead Project Controller

Location: Broad oak or New Malden. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Scheme: £1000

Grade: GG10

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

Mentor and coach junior members of the Project Controls team and Engineering Managers

You will be part of a Project team responsible for creating project plans and control baselines as well as record, verify and report on project progress

Leading the collation of programme performance metrics from various data sources to report against cost, schedule, milestone delivery, and other key performance indicators

Performing trend analysis of programme KPIs and deep dive activity to enrich programme performance information

Presenting programme performance data and analysis to the Senior Project Manager or Control Account Manager, and advising root cause analysis and recommended actions to correct programme performance issues

Working with the Project Manager to manage cost, schedule, and quality with associated data and metrics where required

Coordinating the monthly EAC (Estimate at Complete) and resource profiling processes

Supporting the management of risk and opportunity activity where required

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Productive team member with the ability to influence and guide stakeholders at various levels

Comprehensive experience and knowledge of Project Control policies, processes, procedures and systems.

Working knowledge of industry Project Controls toolsets e.g. Primavera, Microsoft Project, SAP, Predict

Experience with Intermediate Risk and Opportunity Management

Desirable:

Practical application of business information toolsets/data analytics e.g. Tableau, Microsoft Power BI

Experience/knowledge in Baseline Control, Cost Estimating/Engineering, Resource Management, Quantity Surveying, Business Analysis or Financial Management within project environments

Previous experience leading or mentoring more junior members of a Project Controls team

Project Management qualification/certification

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Project Team:

By joining the team, you will be working together and using world-class project control techniques to provide expertise with supporting Project Managers in the delivery of exciting and strategically important programmes within our Maritime & Land Sector businesses. The business has a drive towards professionalism, this includes support towards chartership and further career development.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 12th December 2025. Interviews W/C 5th January 2026