Job Description

Job Title

Air - Project Controller

Location

Samlesbury or Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary

37,090 - 40,870 depending on experience

What you'll be doing

Building project schedules using logic driven planning techniques Supporting the identification and management of risks and opportunities; ensuring actions are taken to reduce the risk of potential future problems Perform project reporting, using data to produce management information Managing scope change for the project, ensuring approved changes are properly built into project plans

Your skills and experiences

Essential


Proven ability to use data to develop insightful management information Experience gained working on projects including time, cost & quality management Understanding of creating and maintaining project schedules using various toolsets Ability to positively engage with a wide variety of people

Desirable


A formal project management qualification or working towards Demonstrable ability to work across multiple projects, both independently and as part of a team

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Air PM team

The team contributes to complex national and international projects within the Air Sector of BAE Systems. As part of this team, you will be working on class project control techniques to support the Project Managers in the delivery of large, high value, technically complex and strategically important programmes. This role will provide you with opportunity to utilise state of the art project control technology and play an integral role in Program Management team.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.



Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

2nd October 2025.


Assessment Centres to be held from as early as WC 3rd October



We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.



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