Job Title: Senior Project Controller
Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £56,570 - £66,229 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69366
Shape the future of marine defence with us
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 Senior Project Controller at our Rosyth site.
The role
As a Senior Project Controller, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of one of the UK’s most exciting marine programmes – Type 31. You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring our projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards. This is your opportunity to make a real impact in defence, aerospace and engineering – industries that protect communities and shape the future.
Day-to-day you’ll be:
- Developing and maintaining programme baselines and schedules across a portfolio of projects
- Monitoring project status and presenting performance data to internal and external stakeholders
- Liaising with Project Managers to review and track project schedules
- Ensuring accurate data is available for weekly and monthly reporting cycles
- Creating and implementing management reports and performance metrics
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Friday and provides hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Senior Project Controller
- Substantial experience in a project control environment
- Skilled in project planning, tracking and reporting tools and techniques
- Proficient in SAP systems, Primavera P6, and Deltek/Cobra
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and quality assurance capabilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and lead
Qualifications for the Senior Project Controller
- While no formal qualifications are essential, candidates with relevant professional certifications or training in project controls will be at an advantage.
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: 20/11/2025