Defence Project Controls Manager
Listed on 2026-11-02
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Business
Risk Manager/Analyst, Change Management, Financial Compliance -
Management
Risk Manager/Analyst, Change Management
This is not another Project Manager vacancy.
It's for the people who bring cost, schedule, risk and change together, challenge the information and help project teams understand where delivery really stands.
I'm recruiting integrated Project Controls Consultants and Managers for permanent consultancy roles supporting UK defence programmes and closely related environments.
This is hands-on Project Controls work for established consultants through to senior managers, rather than a reporting-only PMO position.
What the work involves- Bringing cost, schedule, risk, change and baseline information together to assess progress and forecast outcomes
- Challenging the quality of forecasts, assumptions and performance information rather than simply compiling reports
- Explaining variance, trends and dependencies to delivery teams and client stakeholders so they can make informed decisions
- Developing or improving controls processes, assurance and performance measurement
- For senior appointments, shaping the integrated controls approach and helping other controls professionals develop
- Project Controls Consultants, Managers or Leads with genuine hands‑on integration across more than 1 controls area
- People who have worked on UK defence programmes or closely comparable aerospace, maritime or civil nuclear projects
- Professionals who can demonstrate actual forecasting, baseline, cost, schedule, risk, change or performance‑analysis outputs
- Those comfortable working with clients and challenging project information constructively
EVM, NEC and professional qualifications can be useful, but they are not universal requirements. A planning, risk or cost specialist with meaningful wider integration experience may also be relevant.
The role is not aimed at Project Managers whose background is delivery management only, or PMO professionals whose work is limited to administration and governance packs.
Location, salary and eligibility- Permanent opportunities, approximately £40-75K depending on experience and level
- Hybrid working for candidates across the South of England, with around 2 days per week at a London, Bristol or Plymouth office, a UK client site or a combination
- Willingness to travel to other UK client locations where an assignment requires it
- Sole British nationality and current or previously held UK SC or DV clearance, subject to the relevant security checks
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