Project Controller

Job Title: Project Controller

Location: Radway Green, Crewe

Salary: £43,649

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering defined work packages/tasks to cost/schedule/quality targets

• Monitoring and reporting on project/programme performance for schedule, technical, financial and quality objectives

• Establishing & maintaining customer/supplier relationships maintaining regular communications & managing expectations

• Proactively managing risks and opportunities to the benefit of the work packages/tasks and ensuring that work packages/tasks adhere to the Operational Framework and LCM Mandates

• Supporting the creation of proposals for follow on tasks/work packages

• Effectively delivering project management services to support the project management team, specifically planning, cost and risk management

• Working alongside colleagues to coordinate, support and enhance project management core function and service delivery with a focus on governance and assurance and resource requirements, along with supporting senior colleagues on larger scale and more complex projects and bid work

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Project Management experience, ideally from a comparable industry

• Formal training in Project Management, with knowledge of scheduling, cost management, and risk software tools (e.g. MS Project & Predict!), as well as experience of SAP are preferred

• Experience of working through the Project lifecycle from inception through to completion

• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment

Desirable:

• Project Fundamentals APM, PFQ, and PRINCE2 qualifications

• Degree-level qualification (engineer discipline preferred) or comparable experience

• Programme management qualification

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 Engineering Development team:

This team leads the delivery of small but essential projects, managing tasks from planning through execution. Working closely with Engineering and Operations, you will ensure milestones are met on time and to standard. You will be a skilled problem-solver, with the ability to escalate issues when needed, and communicate effectively across all levels including customers and senior stakeholders. Reporting to the Project Manager, you will benefit from ongoing training and exposure to a wide range of varied, high-impact work.

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.

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: 4th September 2025

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