Project Control Officer/Manager

Responsibilities:

Project Controls (Core Focus)
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Own and maintain project/build schedules covering hardware and R&D milestones.
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Track spend against budget across project workstreams; flag variances and help prepare forecasts.
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Prepare weekly/monthly status reports on schedule progress, budget position, and key risks for leadership.
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Maintain the project risk and issue log, and follow up on action items across teams.
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Support change control — logging and tracking scope, schedule, or budget changes as projects evolve.
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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)
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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.
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Flag to the procurement team when a part's status puts a milestone at risk, and reflect that in your reporting.
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Coordinate with procurement/lab teams to keep schedule data accurate, without owning vendor relationships, RFQs, or purchase orders.
Cross-functional Coordination
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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.
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Support project audits, close-out documentation, and lessons-learned tracking.

Qualifications:

Essential
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1–3 years of experience in project coordination, project controls, program/business operations, or a related analytical role — internships and adjacent experience count.
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Degree in Engineering, Physics, Business, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
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Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills; comfortable building and maintaining schedules, trackers, and dashboards; advanced Excel/Power BI advantageous.
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Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable pulling status updates from multiple people and systems.
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Clear written and verbal communication — you'll be reporting schedule and budget status to technical and leadership audiences alike.
Desirable
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Exposure to hardware, lab, or fab environments (physics, optics, cryogenics, semiconductor, or similar deep-tech programs).
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Formal project management qualification
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Exposure to procurement or supply chain coordination (including buy, ally, DIY decisions) is a plus, but not a requirement.
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Interest in quantum computing or emerging hardware technology.
Remuneration*:
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Total salary and bonus up to: £46,667 to £60,000
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Base salary: £40,000 to £51,429
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Company Milestone Bonus Scheme: up to £8,571 (2x £4,286 payments).
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Full earnings pension contribution with
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Employer/employee/relief at source contribution – 3%/4%/1%
Other Benefits:
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Private Medical Insurance, Group Life Insurance & Employee Assistance Programme.
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26 Days of holiday + Public holidays.
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Flexibility around core hours.
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Regular company outings, team building and training opportunities.
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Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice.
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Encouraged learning to continue professional development.
*Renumeration range reflect both roles, PCO range £40k-£50k & PCM range £50-£60k.