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Senior Project Controls Engineer Defence

Plymouth, United Kingdom, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-25

Core

Leading cross-discipline Project Controls teams on medium-to-high risk/complexity defence projects, managing scope, cost, schedule, and risk integration.

Role type

Senior IC Project Controls Engineer (Defence)

Builds

Production project controls data, performance baselines, and delivery insights for UK Ministry of Defence programmes.

Domain

Defence / Project Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

Earned Value Management, Work Breakdown Structure creation, Cost Estimation, Risk Management, Performance Reporting, Supplier data integration, Resource scheduling, Governance process design, Stakeholder influence, Team mentoring

Preferred skills

Experience in highly regulated sectors (defence/infrastructure), Membership in professional bodies (APM/PMI), Ability to work in uncertain environments

Technologies

Project controls software (implied: MS Project, Primavera, or similar industry tools)

Responsibilities

Define project scope and decompose into WBS, Establish and manage Performance Measurement Baseline, Analyse performance data for delivery decisions, Generate cost and cash estimates, Ensure scope/cost/risk/schedule alignment, Mentor team members, Communicate delivery performance to stakeholders

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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