Lead Project Controller at BAE Systems

Job Title: Lead Project Controller

Location: Broad Oak, Portsmouth. 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 £48000 depending on qualifications and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Performing advanced project reporting & scheduling
• Leading the PM&C processes on a small project or a work package of a larger project, to ensure that, over time, the needs of customers/users continue to be met and that financial and other benefits are achieved
• Identify, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project
• Applying appropriate PM&C methods and tools whether predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches
• Agrees PM&C approach with stakeholders, and prepares realistic plans (including quality, risk and communications plans) and tracks activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate
• Consolidate expertise from multiple sources, including third party experts, to provide coherent advice to further organisational objectives

Your skills and experiences:
Essential:

• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Project Management &Control policies, processes, procedures and systems and advance knowledge in one or more PM&C tools techniques and practices
• Good knowledge and experience of PM governance and assurance processes such as Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs)
• The ability to support others through line management and be able to communicate effectively with people at all levels
• Can support the development of solutions and of implementation approaches, gathering and analyses information
• PM Qualification such as the APM Project Management Qualification

Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Combat Systems Project Control Team:
As Lead Project Controller, you will manage the PM&C processes of a small project, or a part of a larger, more complex project, (such as a particular work package), or will support a Project Manager or Head of Project with aspects of managing PM&C on a larger project.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 6th October 2023

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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