Project Control Manager

Job Title:               Project Controls Manager
Location:               Bristol, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:      Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:             Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                SF 64781 

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Controls Manager at our Bristol site.

The role
As a Project Controls Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will lead on the implementation and management of effective project controls including cost, time, risk and quality on projects within our Engineering Support Services. 

Day-to-day, in this central and internal team, you’ll be hands on in stepping up our Project Controls, Resource Management and Forecasting within this central delivery team.  

• Build and maintain strong relationships with project teams, functional departments, suppliers, and customers.
• Implement and ensure compliance with project controls governance in line with customer contracts.
• Lead scheduling teams to create, manage, and analyse integrated project schedules across all execution phases.
• Oversee project controls functions including cost, change, risk, opportunity, and document management.
• Collaborate on schedule risk analysis, run simulations, and deliver accurate internal and external project reporting.

This role is full time 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with up to 2 days onsite in our Ashton Vale, Bristol site and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Project Controls Manager 

• Proven hands-on delivery experience applying project controls and governance measures on complex/major projects or programmes.
• An organised, confident communicator who also is self-motivated and the ability to transform complex problems into simple, elegant solutions.
• Knowledge of project controls approaches and practices, such as planning / scheduling management, cost management, risk management and analysis, performance management, change management and configuration control.
• Experience in working with common project controls toolsets, such as MSP / P6, RiskHive, ERP / SAP systems.

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 then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a SOLE UK National who is 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: 27/06/25

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