Radars Controls Lead in Malvern

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us at our Malvern site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Radars Controls Lead, you will take full responsibility for leading the business project controls team and delivering the Group Portfolio Office strategy, ensuring best practice, high performance and continuous improvement across the project controls community.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Driving and implementing project controls best practice across the sector
• Overseeing the project and programme portfolio to optimise resource allocation and capability
• Leading the production of dashboards and reports for senior stakeholders, ensuring high data quality
• Providing expert input into business planning and project controls strategy
• Acting as a key stakeholder for globalisation of project tools and continuous improvement
• Leading and developing a high-performing project controls team

Essential experience:

• In-depth expertise across project controls disciplines including schedule, cost, risk and change
• Extensive experience leading large project control teams within complex project environments
• Strong understanding of full project lifecycles, including hands-on experience with EVM
• Demonstrable experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving strategic improvement
• Ability to develop and implement new standards, processes or plans in a complex organisation
• Advanced experience using project management tools including Microsoft Project and SAP

Essential qualifications:

• ECITB L6 Diploma in Project Controls practice and techniques or equivalent
• Recognised expert-level capability gained through advanced education and significant experience
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and manage project controls professionals

This role is 37 hours per week based at Malvern. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.