Lead project Controller - Luton/Reading

Project Controls Lead - Level 7

Location: Luton initially, transitioning to Reading from September 2026

Working Pattern: 3-4 Days On Site

Contract: 12 Months

Rate: £62 - £65 per hour (Outside IR35)

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required

Nationality Requirement: Sole British Nationals Only

THE ROLE

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading defence and aerospace organisation seeking an experienced GCAP Project Controls Lead to support a major international defence programme.

This role will support the FCA GCAP Programme Controls Manager in shaping and delivering a best-practice Project Controls framework within a tri-national consortium involving UK, Italian and Japanese partners.

The successful candidate will play a key role in schedule management, programme planning, performance analysis and stakeholder coordination across a highly complex, multi-national engineering programme environment.

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