Project Controls Manager

We Served; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent defence organization in Bristol seeks a Project Controls Manager to steer complex programmes, including the Skynet project. This role requires strong project controls expertise, with responsibilities in governance, scheduling, and collaboration with internal teams and external suppliers. This full-time position supports hybrid working, allowing flexibility between onsite and remote work, ensuring excellent development opportunities in a mission-driven environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP services

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteer work

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls within major projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls disciplines.
• Proven application of project controls governance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project controls governance.
• Develop and manage Performance Measurement Baseline.
• Lead scheduling teams to revise project schedules.
• Manage cost, risk, and change activities.

Skills

Project controls within complex projects

Planning and scheduling

Cost management

Risk management

Change management

Configuration control

Collaborative work with multi-disciplinary teams

Tools

MSP

Primavera P6

RiskHive

ERP/SAP

Job description

Job Title: Project Controls Manager

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70842

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.

It’s a role that offers real purpose: you’ll enhance national resilience, contribute to programmes that protect people and assets, and gain exposure to a wide portfolio of high‑value, multi‑disciplinary work. You’ll also be part of a supportive and progressive project controls community, with opportunities to grow, develop and move across major projects within Mission Systems.

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.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home.

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, RiskHive, 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. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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 [e-mail] 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