Project Controller

Job Description

Project Controller

Location: Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Project Controller

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74275

The Role

As a Project Controller, you’ll have a vital role at the heart of complex engineering programmes within our Marine business. You’ll bring structure, insight and control to projects that are critical to national defence and infrastructure, ensuring delivery is on time, on budget and aligned with business and contractual requirements.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules and baseline budgets
• Manage risk and opportunity registers, driving mitigation and improvement actions
• Support cost control, forecasting, and performance reporting activities
• Implement and maintain change management processes in line with contract requirements
• Collaborate with stakeholders across project teams to ensure alignment and delivery success

Essential Experience

• Experience in project controls or project management within a relevant sector
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team environment to deliver projects
• Proficient in applying project controls tools and techniques, including performance analysis and reporting
• Understanding of project lifecycle management and delivery methodologies
• Awareness of common contract frameworks such as NEC or similar

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, construction management or a related field or equivalent experience
• APM Project Management Fundamentals Qualification or willingness to achieve within 12 months
• Professional membership or accreditation such as APM, Association of Cost Engineers or Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is advantageous

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading – allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement (Window opens February through to March annually)
• ‘Be Kind Day’ – enables employees to take one working days paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) for volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please 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.