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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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
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