Project Controls Manager

Project Controls Manager

Location:

Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ

Onsite or Hybrid: 2 days onsite, 3 days home

Job Title: Project Controls Manager

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Project Controls Manager at Ashton Vale, Bristol.

The Role

As a Project Controls Manager you’ll step into a pivotal position at the heart of our Mission Systems business – delivering integrated, cutting‑edge solutions for defence, aerospace and national security. You’ll help steer some of our most complex programmes, including the Skynet space programme, applying best‑practice project controls to keep scope, cost, schedule, risk and quality on track.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be required to:

• Establish, maintain and adhere to project controls governance, processes and procedures.
• Develop and manage the Performance Measurement Baseline across scope, cost and schedule.
• Lead and support scheduling teams to develop, revise and analyse integrated project schedules.
• Manage project controls activities including cost management, change management, risk and opportunity management, and configuration/document management.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams, customers and external suppliers to support programme delivery.

Essential experience of the Project Controls Manager:

• Experience in project controls within complex or major projects or programmes.
• Strong understanding of project controls disciplines (planning/scheduling, cost, risk, change, EVM, configuration control).
• Proven application and assurance of project controls governance.
• Proficiency with project controls tools such as MSP, Primavera P6, Risk Hive, ERP/SAP.
• Experience working collaboratively with multi‑disciplinary teams and external stakeholders.

Qualifications for the Project Controls Manager:

• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels –  ().

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 30/01/2026

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