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As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.\nFrom the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.\nWhat you’ll be doing:\nYou will leadprogramme performance analysisby creating and maintaining project plans and baselines, mentoring junior team members, and overseeing the collation and interpretation of key metrics, providing detailed trend insights to strengthen project delivery and overall programme performance.\nYou will present programme performance insights to senior leaders, provide root-cause recommendations, support cost, schedule and quality management, coordinate monthly EAC and resource profiling, and contribute to effective risk and opportunity managementto ensure strongprogramme controland delivery.\nCore duties:\nYou are a productive team member with the ability to influence and guide stakeholders at various levels\nYou have comprehensive experience and knowledge of Project Control policies, processes, procedures and systems\nYou have working knowledge of industry Project Controls toolsets e.g. Primavera, Microsoft Project, SAP, Predict\nYou have experience with Intermediate Risk and Opportunity Management\nPractical application of business information toolsets/data analytics e.g. Tableau, Microsoft Power BI\nYou have previous experience leading or mentoring more junior members of a Project Controls team\nHaving experience/knowledge in Baseline Control, Cost Estimating/Engineering, Resource Management, Quantity Surveying, Business Analysis or Financial Management within project environments is advantageous\nHolding a Project Management qualification/certification is advantageous\nThe Project Team:\nBy joining the team, you will be working together and using world-class project controltechniques to provide expertisewith supporting Project Managers in the delivery of exciting and strategically important programmes within our Maritime & Land Sector businesses.\nThe business has a drive towards professionalism; this includes support towards chartership and further career development.\nWhy BAE Systems?\nHere you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. 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