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Job Title: Senior Project Controller
Location: RAF Leeming- Hybrid, 3 days a week onsite
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Salary: £44,345+ depending on experience
Job Description:
Join a small, high-impact Project Management Office supporting the Qatar Hawk programme, where you’ll play a key role in helping train the next generation of fast jet pilots. Working as part of a close-knit team, you’ll provide project controls oversight for the maintenance and availability of Hawk training aircraft, gaining full end-to-end exposure to aircraft delivery and support. The role involves managing and interpreting project control data, including risk and opportunity management, resource planning, change control, and earned value management. You’ll collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across the site, offering excellent visibility and the opportunity to influence programme performance within a dynamic aviation environment.
Core duties:
Essential Skills:
The Project Management Office Team:
You’ll be joining the Project Management Office supporting the Qatar Hawk programme, a small and collaborative team at the heart of aircraft delivery and support. The team works closely with a wide range of stakeholders across engineering, maintenance and operations, offering exceptional visibility across the full lifecycle of the Hawk aircraft. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on exposure to end-to-end delivery, working directly with those responsible for the aircraft while playing a key part in maintaining performance and supporting pilot training capability.
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: 17th April 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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