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Project Control Lead

Job in Preston, Lancashire, PR1, England, UK
Listing for: JAM Recruitment Ltd
Contract position
Listed on 2026-06-28
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 35 - 41.06 GBP Hourly GBP 35.00 41.06 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Join a world-renowned aerospace organisation as a Project Control Lead in Warton on a hybrid basis

Due to a drive for greater success, this advanced manufacturing business is currently searching for Technical Coordinator to add to their talented, hardworking team in Barrow on an initial 12 months contract. Striving for innovation and creativity you can ensure no two days will be the same.

The rate per hour: 41.06 per hour inside IR35 / umbrella

The role:

Responsible for the overall project control delivery on behalf of nominated control account
Ensure Project Control System elements are delivered on time to the correct standards as documented in the process standards
Provide informed advice on and manage the creation and operation of all project control mechanisms and processes such as Work Breakdown Structure, Organisational Breakdown Structure, Resource Breakdown Structure, control account structures, reporting hierarchies, levels of planning and planning horizons etc.
Typical duties:
Schedule
o Task generation
o Resource loading schedules
o Cost loading schedules
o Management of schedule templates (national and internation schedules)
o Schedule status
o Earned Value Management - claim criteria
o Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary Statements
o Budgeted Cost of Work Performed into schedule
Cost
o Cost accounting
o Budget vs Actuals
o Latest Revised Estimates / Estimates to complete
o Cashflow forecasting (in line with supply chain direction)
o Input to Joint Cost Model
Resource
o Schedule extract and resource levelling to support resource reviews
o Demand load against configured schedule position
Change Control
o Enact contract change against configured toolset
Risk and Opportunity Management
o 3 point schedule and cost impacts
o Risk tagging into schedules
o Integration (National)
o Integration of all Control Account Manager data to provide consistent output to service local reviews
Reporting
o Generation of Control Account Manager Packs
o Variance Analysis
o Produce Schedule Output Report
o Schedule Analysis
o Milestone / KPI Reporting
o Control Account support

The Role Holder:
Experienced project controller with approximately 5 years of experience in the field
Resilience - high demand role, individual needs to be able to adapt
Cost Management / Cashflow forecasting, variance analysis and integrated reporting
Ability to pass knowledge on to other members of team
Desirable:
Previous experience within Aerospace/Defence
Familiarity with Air Sector Tools (PM Compass, Cobra, Predict

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