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.