Job ID: 01795070

Date Posted:

2025-09-18

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

GBR10: Warminster, HFT, Warminster Training Centre, Imber Road, Warminster, BA12 0DJ

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Lead Scheduler/Project Controller

Be at the forefront of transforming British Army training.

About us:
At OMNIA® Training, we’ve brought together some of the UK’s most innovative defence training organisations under one powerful mission: to transform the British Army’s training system and create the best-trained Army in the world.

OMNIA are redefining the British Army’s collective training. To do that, we are looking for the best and brightest minds from across the UK. We are are backed by British innovation and powered by world-class experts, like you. OMNIA is at the heart of the UK’s bold Land Industrial Strategy.

The role:
This is more than a job — it’s a mission. You will be part of a high-impact, collaborative environment, where we expect everyone to live the values and standards of the British Army. Every person in our team plays a critical role in delivering OMNIA’s vision; designing, delivering, and transforming collective training so the British Army is ready to fight and win.

You’ll work in a matrix organisation and report operationally through OMNIA Training and functionally through the Raytheon UK Enterprise Performance Group (EPG). Ultimately, you’ll work for the British Army, championing innovation, and helping shape the future of military training.

Location: Hybrid, but must be willing to work on site regularly, primarily at Warminster,  but other travel may be required to Raytheon UK offices.

We are looking for a Project Controller to provide professional project scheduling and controls support as part of the Raytheon UK Enterprise Performance Group (EPG) for Raytheon UK, deployed to the Omnia Training Team.

This includes the generation, analysis and reporting of key schedule and earned value management metrics to support the programme in reporting and facilitate key decision making. Earned Value expertise will be central to the management of the TCIF contract.

We are looking for our team to advocate for and deliver robust project controls, metrics and business intelligence reporting by utilising our various tools to give clear, objective visibility of programme health and we want to build a team passionate about ensuring on time delivery, providing solutions to schedule optimisation challenges and who has a commitment to playing their role in programme delivery and supporting business intelligence and KPI reporting.

Main Duties:

• Responsible for the development and integrity of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and ensuring that all activities, events and milestones are logically linked, fully resourced, fully cost loaded and aligned to the fiscal calendar.
• Leading and supporting schedule development work as the programme progresses.
• Support the Programme Manager and Control Account Managers with analysis of trend data and provision of programme metrics, presenting these on behalf of your programme at metrics review boards and customer meetings as required.
• Ensure contractual and programme baseline control management is adopted and that baseline change control has a clear auditable trail for change.
• Support the Programme Leadership Team with the generation and analysis of EVM data, and Earned Value variance root cause analysis.
• Perform analysis such as critical path, schedule risk analysis, BEI analysis as required
• Monthly collation and analysis of finance data such as schedule derived Estimates To Complete (ETCs).
• Support the development of Programme Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Organisational Breakdown Structures (OBS) to ensure effective cost and schedule reporting.
• Support Bid and Proposal activities through the development of schedule scenarios for impact analysis
• Support the Programme Risk & Opportunity Management Process and internal Risk Review Board with risk identification, documentation, and risk analysis for schedule and cost impact, including the tracking of mitigation and capture plans within the IMS as required.
• Maintain a focused balance between the use of company standard tools and the innovative development of reporting through customised reports in Power BI.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for individuals who want to serve. You’ll have a mission focus, and the enthusiasm and drive to ‘get things done’.  You’ll want to work in collaboration with other defence training organisations, and the British Army. You won’t let bureaucracy get in the way of what needs to be done, you’ll learn lessons and share these lessons across the team. You won’t necessarily have a military background, but you’ll understand what it means to serve and to put the mission first.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

 Candidate Requirements:

• Experience operating in joint or matrixed teams
   
• Ability to communicate across military and industry partners
   
• Focused on outcomes, delivery, and operational excellence

• A seasoned professional in a Project / Programme Controls environment.

• Able to provide clarity, insight and solutions to difficult and sometimes complex issues.
• Ability to coach lower tier professionals
• Experience of and competent in the use of Microsoft Project EPM 2010/13/16, and other Microsoft Office applications including Excel. Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Power BI and an ability to learn quickly our internal EVM and schedule metrics tools
• Ability to achieve your day to day work and objectives with impact and with good written and verbal communication skills across all levels of the business.
• Ability to work with diverse project teams and stakeholders and communicate cross functionally to achieve the best outcomes for programme delivery
• Ability to support, guide and influence project teams to ensure programmes are set up in accordance with Raytheon standard practices and processes.
• Ability to lead supplier and partner schedule integration work.
• Commercial and Business awareness in a complex projects environment.
• Experienced working with multi-disciplined teams over geographically dispersed sites.
• Current holder of, or eligibility to obtain, SC MoD security clearance
• Practical or theoretical knowledge of IMS and EVM integration
• Practical experience of Power BI with the ability to evaluate reports, trouble shoot report queries and understand user requirements for new reports

Desirable

• Experience of working within the Defence Industry

• Working knowledge of training transformation programmes

What we offer:

• Be Part of a Ground breaking Mission
  Join the UK’s most advanced defence training alliance, where industry experts converge to push boundaries and deliver excellence.
• A Culture Built on Collaboration
  Work in an inclusive, high-performing team that celebrates ideas, supports growth, and is laser-focused on delivering results.
• Team dynamics
  You will be part of a team that works together, across multiple organisations united in one mission.   
• Work Across Borders, United in Purpose
  Operate across organisations with one shared goal - improving capability across all domains.
• Drive Innovation
  Your voice matters. We champion new ideas, welcome change, and believe in continuous improvement with a growth mind-set.

• Shape the Future
  Play a crucial role in a long-term, future-facing programme with real-world impact on national defence.
• Career Growth & Benefits
  Enjoy a strong benefits package, ongoing development opportunities, and clear pathways to progress within a trusted defence industry partner.

OMNIA® Training and its partners are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities — what matters is your passion, your expertise, and your dedication to the mission.

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