Project Controls Manager in Warminster

Be at the forefront of transforming British Army training.

About us: At OMNIA Training, we have brought together some of the UK’s most innovative defence training organisations under one powerful mission: to transform the British Army’s training system and create the best-trained Army in the world. OMNIA are redefining the British Army’s collective training. To do that, we are looking for the best and brightest minds from across the UK. We are backed by British innovation and powered by world-class experts, like you. OMNIA is at the heart of the UK’s bold Land Industrial Strategy.

The role: This is more than a job — it’s a mission. You will be part of a high-impact, collaborative environment, where we expect everyone to live the values and standards of the British Army. Every person in our team plays a critical role in delivering OMNIA’s vision; designing, delivering, and transforming collective training so the British Army is ready to fight and win. You’ll work in a matrix organisation and report operationally through OMNIA Training and functionally through the Raytheon UK Enterprise Performance Group (EPG). Ultimately, you’ll work for the British Army, championing innovation, and helping shape the future of military training.

Location - Hybrid with requirement for regular onsite working at Warminster or other Raytheon UK offices.

The Programme Controls Manager is the key interface for the Project Controls and Business Intelligence Team between function and programme leading and managing the provision of programme controls, scheduling and business intelligence for the Raytheon UK Enterprise Performance Group (EPG) assigned to the Omnia Training Team. You will create, develop and manage an effective team of project controllers and planners responsible for project controls, Earned Value & TCIF Management on a complex training innovation programme. You will build and lead the Programme Controls and Business Information work acting as an advocate for excellence and performance helping to guide your team and the programme on the best ways of working to give clear, objective visibility of programme health.

The Project Controls and Business Intelligence Team is responsible for providing information and analysis for reporting, forecasting and decision making. It is vital that the Project Controls Manager provides robust and energetic Project Controls expertise to support the mission and drive the Project Controls and Business Intelligence solution and process for the programme.

The role sits functionally on the Programme Controls Leadership Team within the Raytheon UK Enterprise Performance Group (EPG) and acts as an Independent Reviewer for Gates, Estimates at Completion (EACs), Execution Readiness Assessments and Programme Independent Audits. The Project Controls Manager role will demonstrate excellent Raytheon UK values and leadership behaviours and support the work of the EPG and Raytheon UK.

Main Duties:

• Set objectives and guide your project controls team on the approach to achieve results with an ability to explain and implement policies, practices and procedures, leading through example.
• Provide Line Management to Project Controls Staff across the business area by assigning priorities, validating results, providing guidance, managing professional development, undertaking goal setting and providing guidance to team members in line with best practice including on-boarding and upskilling of new staff.
• Lead the creation, maintenance and reporting on detailed, resource loaded Schedules within the business area supported by Quantifiable Back-up Data (QBD) to objectively estimate forecasts and measure performance.