Project Controller

  • Atlas Recruitment Group Limited
  • Feb 02, 2026
Full time Government

Job Description

Project Controller

Hybrid working - Scotstoun

Salary: up to 40,000 dependent on skills and experience

Permanent position

Atlas Recruitment Group are recruiting for an experienced Project Controller on behalf of our prestigious defence client. You will support portfolios, programmes, and projects.

Project Controller duties and responsibilities:

  • Collect and validate project performance data from multiple sources to support cost, schedule, and milestone reporting.
  • Analyse cost and schedule trends, investigate variances, and provide detailed insights into emerging performance issues.
  • Prepare and present performance reports to Senior Project Managers and Control Account Managers, providing root cause analysis and recommended corrective actions.
  • Support cost, schedule, and quality management, supplying relevant metrics and data to project leadership.
  • Assist in producing estimates at completion and contribute to resource profiling and cost forecasting activities.
  • Support risk and opportunity management, helping maintain registers and ensuring risk impacts are reflected in cost and schedule performance.

Project Controller key Skills required:

  • Experience in a Project Controller, Project Analyst, Cost Engineer, strong understanding of project cost control, forecasting, earned value, or risk management.
  • Confident interpreting data, spotting trends, and presenting meaningful insights.
  • Skilled in using project controls tools or data analysis software (e.g., Tableau, COBRA, Excel, Power BI, Primavera, SAP, or similar).
  • Experience within a complex engineering / defence / manufacturing / financial services environment

If this Project Controller opportunity is of interest, please click APPLY with a recent copy of your CV for immediate consideration.