Project Control Lead

Fantastic opportunities exist to play a key role in the delivery of world leading submarine programmes. We currently have vacancies for Project Control leads at our site in Barrow in Furness.

As a Project Control Lead you will be part of a team that provides expertise to Project Managers, Control Account Managers and other Stakeholders on Baseline Change Management, Earned Value Management and Cost & Forecasting.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to become an integral part of programmes of significant strategic national importance as we continue to deliver highly advanced Submarines to the Royal Navy.

BAE Systems is focused on your development; you will be fully supported as you develop within BAE Systems as well as being given the opportunity and funding to develop to APM Chartered Professional Status via our career mentoring initiatives

Your main responsibilities as a Project Control Lead will involve:

Reviewing Earned Value information and evaluating project performance

Assessing and tracking plans, cost, commitments, risk and opportunities to understand the reported financial position of the project

Evaluating supplier performance and integrating into programme level data.

Providing a key role in the establishment of a credible integrated Performance Measurement Baseline

Your skills and qualifications:

Essential:

Experience in either Project Controls such as Earned Value Management (EVM) or in Estimate at Completion (EAC)

Broad knowledge of project management governance and assurance

Strong analytical and reporting skills to enable key conclusions to be made effectively at a portfolio or programme level

Experience of working within complex programmes

What we're looking for in you:

You will have strong interpersonal and organisational skills, be a proactive person that uses their own initiative and has excellent stakeholder engagement abilities

Location: Barrow in Furness

Salary: Competitive + Overtime + Funding for professional qualifications

Benefits:

Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

At BAE Systems we are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Maritime - Submarines

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.

The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.

Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you'll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

For more information on our Diversity & Inclusion work, please click here.

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/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

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