Lead Project Controller – Resourcing

Back to search Apply

Project management

Experienced professionals

Job Title: Lead Project Controller – Resourcing

Location: Glasgow, Scotstoun – Minimum 3 days onsite per week

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Up to £54,000 (dependent on skills and 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.

Role Description:

This role sits within the Programme Management Office (PMO) supporting the delivery of the River Class Destroyer programme. The successful candidate will lead the programme’s resource management activity, ensuring the right people are available in the right roles at the right time to deliver programme objectives.

The role combines involves resource forecasting, demand planning, governance, reporting and stakeholder engagement. Working closely with Project Managers, Functional Managers and senior leaders, the individual will provide resourcing insights and recommendations that help drive informed decisions and successful programme delivery.

Core duties:

• Develop and maintain resource forecasts and demand plans to identify future workforce requirements.
• Produce management information, dashboards and workforce reporting to support decision-making. Support programme reviews and leadership forums through provision of analysis, recommendations and insights.
• Manage recruitment demand and vacancy tracking to ensure resource requirements are fulfilled.
• Identify and manage resource-related risks, issues and mitigation plans.
• Lead and develop a team of Resource Management professionals through coaching, mentoring and performance management.
• Drive continuous improvement of resource management processes, governance and reporting frameworks.

Essential Skills:

• Resource Management, Workforce Planning or Capacity Planning experience. Experience developing resource forecasts, demand plans and workforce strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. Strong communication skills, including the ability to present recommendations to leadership teams.
• Experience producing management reporting and workforce analytics.
• Experience operating within PMO, Project Controls or programme delivery environments.

The River Class Destroyer Project Controls Team:

Join a dynamic programme delivery team at the heart of the River Class Destroyer programme, where you’ll help shape and manage the workforce required to deliver critical programme objectives. Collaborating with engineers, project professionals and business stakeholders, you’ll support resource planning, capacity management and workforce performance, ensuring programme needs are met effectively. In return, you’ll gain valuable experience, develop your project controls capability and build a strong foundation for future career growth.

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: 23rd November 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.

Project management

Experienced professionals

• 110,000+

  diverse workforce in more than 40 countries

• 40,959

  hours volunteered by our employees working with charities and not-for-profit organisations