Job Title: Project Controls Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £59,000.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69492
Shape the future of defence and engineering – lead project controls that make a national impact.
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 Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon.
The role
As a Project Controls Manager, you’ll lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver integrated project controls across one of the UK’s most critical defence programmes. This is your opportunity to influence senior stakeholders, drive operational excellence and make a tangible difference to national security. You’ll be at the heart of a dynamic environment where your expertise shapes outcomes that matter.
Day-to-day, you’ll lead a multi disciplined team to support and deliver operational excellence to support the A – Class Programme.
- Lead, coach and develop a high-performing project controls team, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Own the development and integration of the Performance Management Baseline across schedule, cost, risk and scope.
- Ensure effective use of planning and scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6), cost control systems and risk frameworks.
- Provide accurate, timely performance reporting to enable proactive decision-making.
- Act as a strategic advisor to senior stakeholders, delivering insights from integrated project controls data.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2-3 days in the office/onsite and 2-3 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Project Controls Manager
- Proven experience in a senior project controls role within complex projects or programmes.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- In-depth knowledge of planning, cost, risk, and change control disciplines.
- Proficiency in project controls tools (Primavera P6, Deltek Acumen Fuse, Excel, risk tools).
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Qualifications for the Project Controls Manager
- Relevant qualifications in project controls, project management, or engineering (e.g. APM, PMI, or equivalent).
- Experience in defence, infrastructure, or regulated industries is desirable.
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: 25/11/2025
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