Assistant Project Leader – Designer Management (Hull & Outfit)

Job Description

Job title: Assistant Project Leader-Designer Management Hull & Outfit

Location: Barrow in Furness- We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £40,748+ Dependent on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Support and lead a team of Designers who will have different levels of experience and knowledge across the Submarine business in Hull and Outfit design
• Attending and supporting meetings across the Dreadnought Programme providing updates to key Stakeholders and raising issues where needed
• Support the Dreadnought programme in delivering to schedule, cost, safety and quality
• You will be responsible for supporting the project leader with the development of members of your team in your people management hierarchy e.g. PDR’s, PDP, Quality / Code of Conduct discussions and training needs etc
• Work with all stakeholder groups to solve problems and drive solutions between design requirements, spatial constraints, build and operability
• Responsibility for the delivery of specialist structure, including outputs, models and other manufacturing data

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Engineering or Designer / Draughtspersons background
• Understanding of Engineering Standards and their processes
• Experience of 2D/3D CAD Modelling

Desirable

• Experience of working through various design and build stages including concept and detail design
• Experience working through various design stages and build i.e. Concept and Detail Design
• Understanding of CAD modelling techniques and PLM toolsets e.g. Teamcenter
• HNC qualifications or recognise apprenticeship
• Foran, CAD Software experience
• Proven past leadership experience (principal or lead roles, mentoring a team)

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Specialist Structures Design team:

You will be a leading member of the SSD team on Dreadnought, which is responsible in aiding operations in building the boat through handling, shipping, transportation equipment, blocking and jig outputs. Through business wide stakeholder engagement we enable ourselves to deliver outputs to support key build activities. This role is a great opportunity to start out your management career by having the responsibility of leading and coaching a team of designers while also having some technical role duties. The Dreadnought programme is a fast paced and an exciting place to work on and there are lots of opportunities to develop yourself and others.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 10th October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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