Senior Project Controller

Overview

As Senior Project Controller at BAE Systems, you will play a key role in shaping project delivery for maritime and land sector programmes. You’ll develop plans, maintain baselines, and report progress to leadership, translating data into actionable insights. The role focuses on cost, schedule, and quality through robust data and metrics, with emphasis on risk and opportunity management. You’ll collaborate with project managers and senior stakeholders to ensure successful, on-time milestones in a security-focused environment. This position offers professional growth, cross-functional collaboration, and meaningful impact on critical programmes.

Pay / Benefits

• rewards tailored to you and family
• financial and personal wellbeing support
• balanced lifestyle
• lifelong learning
• meaningful work
• inclusive workplace

Responsibilities

• Develop plans, maintain baselines, and report progress to project teams
• Analyse performance metrics, identify trends, and present findings with corrective actions to senior leaders
• Support Project Manager in managing cost, schedule, and quality through accurate data and metrics
• Assist with monthly EAC and resource profiling
• Contribute to risk and opportunity management for successful project delivery
• Apply project control policies, processes, and systems to ensure effective execution

Key requirements

• Comprehensive experience with Project Control policies, processes, and systems
• Working knowledge of Primavera, Microsoft Project, SAP, Predict
• Experience with Intermediate Risk and Opportunity Management
• Practical use of data analytics tools (Tableau, Microsoft Power BI)
• Background in Baseline Control, Cost Estimating/Engineering, Resource Management, Quantity Surveying, Business Analysis or Financial Management is advantageous
• Project Management qualification/certification is advantageous

• Effective communication with senior leaders
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Primavera
• Microsoft Project
• SAP

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