Project Control Officer/Manager

Responsibilities: Project Controls (Core Focus)

• Own and maintain project/build schedules covering hardware and R&D milestones.
• Track spend against budget across project workstreams; flag variances and help prepare forecasts.
• Prepare weekly/monthly status reports on schedule progress, budget position, and key risks for leadership.
• Maintain the project risk and issue log, and follow up on action items across teams.
• Support change control — logging and tracking scope, schedule, or budget changes as projects evolve.
• Build and maintain dashboards (Excel, Power BI a plus) that give a clear, single view of schedule and cost status. Supply Chain Awareness (Supporting, Not Primary)
• Monitor delivery status of critical long-lead components and contracted work (cryogenics, optics, lasers, RF electronics) as an input to the schedule — not managing procurement itself.
• Flag to the procurement team when a part's status puts a milestone at risk, and reflect that in your reporting.
• Coordinate with procurement/lab teams to keep schedule data accurate, without owning vendor relationships, RFQs, or purchase orders. Cross-functional Coordination
• Act as the point person for "where do things stand" across schedule, budget, and key dependencies — pulling information from hardware leads, program managers, and procurement into one coherent picture.
• Support project audits, close-out documentation, and lessons-learned tracking. Qualifications: Essential
• 1–3 years of experience in project coordination, project controls, program/business operations, or a related analytical role — internships and adjacent experience count.
• Degree in Engineering, Physics, Business, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills; comfortable building and maintaining schedules, trackers, and dashboards; advanced Excel/Power BI advantageous.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable pulling status updates from multiple people and systems.
• Clear written and verbal communication — you'll be reporting schedule and budget status to technical and leadership audiences alike. Desirable
• Exposure to hardware, lab, or fab environments (physics, optics, cryogenics, semiconductor, or similar deep-tech programs).
• Formal project management qualification
• Exposure to procurement or supply chain coordination (including buy, ally, DIY decisions) is a plus, but not a requirement.
• Interest in quantum computing or emerging hardware technology. Remuneration*:
• Total salary and bonus up to: £46,667 to £60,000
• Base salary: £40,000 to £51,429
• Company Milestone Bonus Scheme: up to £8,571 (2x £4,286 payments).
• Full earnings pension contribution with
• Employer/employee/relief at source contribution – 3%/4%/1% Other Benefits:
• Private Medical Insurance, Group Life Insurance & Employee Assistance Programme.
• 26 Days of holiday + Public holidays.
• Flexibility around core hours.
• Regular company outings, team building and training opportunities.
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice.
• Encouraged learning to continue professional development. *Renumeration range reflect both roles, PCO range £40k-£50k & PCM range £50-£60k.