Senior Project Controller

Responsibilities

• As Senior Project Controller you will develop and maintain integrated plans covering scope, schedule, cost, resources, and risk, ensuring alignment with contractual milestones, budget constraints, and defence governance standards.
• Working within an established, multi-disciplinary team, you'll be supporting programme governance, performance measurement, audit readiness and Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs) within secure environments.
• Integrated Planning
• Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) in Primavera P6 aligned with contractual milestones
• Define integrated schedules, resource plans, and time-phased cost allocation
• Establish and maintain Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Organisation Breakdown Structure (OBS), Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM), control accounts, and planning structures
• Ensure schedule integrity, critical path visibility, and milestone alignment
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and recovery planning where required
• Project Controls & Performance
• Implement structured project controls frameworks aligned with defence best practice
• Establish and maintain scope, schedule, and cost baselines
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) and performance analysis (CPI, SPI, ETC, EAC)
• Monitor progress, resources, workload, and budget performance
• Produce KPI reporting and support corrective actions to maintain programme delivery
• Governance & Programme Support
• Support bidding and early programme planning, including schedule and budget definition
• Analyse contractual requirements and support risk management activities
• Support Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), governance reviews, and client reporting
• Maintain programme control documentation including PMB, risk registers, and assumptions logs

Requirements

• Primavera P6 experience
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Experience in integrating schedule, cost, and risk data
• Experience working in secure defence environments
• Project controls experience within defence, aerospace, or regulated industries
• Experience supporting complex programmes or system-of-systems environment
• It would be advantageous if you have the following:
• APMG Project Controls Applied Knowledge
• Understanding of MOD governance frameworks
• SAP experience
• This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.
• Security Clearance
• Why join us
• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance : All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning : Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks : Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.
• For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.
• Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team-they are key contributors to shaping inno

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Additional Information

Job Description: Salary £48k to £60k Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

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