Project Professional - Project Controls

Job Title: Project Professional - Project Controls

Location: Frimley; Surrey – with 1–2 days per week onsite in Frimley or London. Other UK locations will be considered with a willingness to travel. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £35,300 depending on experience

Who we are: 

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

BAE Systems is undertaking a business-led, technology-enabled transformation programme, Ad Astra, to create a world-class finance function within the FTSE 100. As a PMO Project Professional, you will support the Head of PMO in shaping and maintaining effective project controls across the programme, ensuring consistent governance, high-quality reporting and well-coordinated planning throughout the project lifecycle. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a complex, large-scale transformation, applying your experience in project controls to enable informed decision-making, manage risk and change, and support the successful delivery of programme outcomes.

Core duties:

• Lead the project reporting cycle, producing clear outputs and consolidating programme information to support decision-making
• Support the development and application of project control processes across the full project lifecycle
• Provide governance and assurance support, ensuring alignment with established project management standards
• Identify, assess and manage risks and issues, applying appropriate methodologies to support delivery
• Develop and maintain project plans, tracking progress and coordinating stakeholder engagement as required
• Support change management activities, ensuring accurate documentation and reporting throughout
• Provide day-to-day support to the project team, including coordination of business processes and administrative activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement by resolving challenges, supporting colleagues and capturing and sharing lessons learnt

Essential Skills:

• Experience working within a project controls environment
• Good understanding of project management processes, governance and reporting
• Ability to analyse and present data clearly to support decision-making
• Experience of risk, issue and change management within a project setting
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for reporting and communication

The Project Management Team:

You’ll be joining a collaborative and supportive PMO team at the heart of the Ad Astra programme, working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Digital and the wider business. The team plays a central role in driving effective governance, reporting and coordination across a major finance transformation. Alongside the opportunity to contribute to high-profile delivery, you will be supported in your professional development, including the chance to work towards recognised project management qualifications, helping you to further build your capability and career within a dynamic programme environment.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 29th May 2026

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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