Enterprise Programme Controls & Best Practice Lead

Location: Harlow, Essex

 Position Role Type: Hybrid Enterprise Programme Controls & Best Practice Lead Harlow At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world. Raytheon UK is seeking an exceptional Programme Controls lead to join the Programme Controls Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Head of Programme Controls. This is a unique opportunity to be part of shaping the future of Programme Controls at Raytheon UK. We are looking for an individual who is ambitious, committed to excellence and motivated by making a lasting impact. If you are energised by complex challenges, enjoy developing people and want to help build a world-class Programme Controls capability, we would love to hear from you. As a visible leader and Subject Matter Expert, you will combine strong technical expertise with exceptional leadership skills to raise Programme Controls maturity, embed best practice, and build trusted relationships across Mission Areas and Programme Leadership Teams. You will play a key role in delivering the Programme Controls & Business Intelligence strategy, ensuring confidence in programme reporting and decision-making from task level through to executive leadership. In this role you will: Build trusted relationships across Mission Areas and Programme Leadership Teams. Raise the standard of programme controls maturity across Raytheon UK. Drive the successful deployment of enterprise controls and business intelligence capabilities. Develop people, processes and tools that improve programme performance. Be recognised as a credible and influential leader who combines technical excellence with a practical delivery mindset. Leave every programme, team and process stronger than you found it.

Lead the development of Enterprise Controls and Business Intelligence capabilities, including Project Dashboards, Task Work Packages (TWP), and Connected Planning solutions. Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the Programme Controls community. Act as a trusted advisor to Programme Controls teams, providing expert guidance on tools, processes, and ways of working. Provide best practice support for bids, programme start-up activities, independent reviews, and major re-baselines to ensure programmes are RLPM compliant and delivery-ready, providing pro-start support where appropriate. Partner with the Head of Programme Controls and Tools & Process Lead to share best practice, support existing tools, and help deliver new capabilities and innovations. In fact, you will be part of bringing new capability and tools to the team, using your skills to develop solutions where we find capability gaps that our customers or the business need. Actively support the development of internal Programme Controls Training and work as part of the EPG Training Delivery Team for this. Your knowledge, skills, behaviours, and passion for sharing them, will contribute to building our Certification levels within Programme Controls Identify and implement opportunities to improve programme performance, challenge existing approaches where appropriate and drive the adoption of best practice across the business. Help implement Programme Controls governance activities and be able to conduct independent reviews for business gate reviews. Mentor and coach