Assistant Project Manager

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base – Onsite only

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £54,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role Description:

As an Assistant Project Manager within the Type 45 Power Improvement Project (PIP) team, you will support the delivery of a high-profile programme across the Type 45 destroyers. Working closely with Project Managers, delivery teams, and customer stakeholders, you will provide data-driven analysis to support decision-making, manage cost, schedule, risk, and performance, and help ensure successful programme delivery. This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in sustaining critical naval capability while driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and strong stakeholder engagement

Core duties:

• Support the delivery of programme activities across three ships, ensuring successful execution of embodiment changes, defect resolution, and key project deliverables.
• Manage and maintain effective relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to support programme objectives and customer satisfaction.
• Monitor project schedules and risks, identifying potential impacts to milestones and supporting the development of mitigation strategies.
• Lead discrete projects within a large and complex programme environment, liaising with project delivery teams and stakeholders to ensure delivery to agreed scope, cost, schedule and quality requirements whilst supporting overall programme objectives.
• Drive cost control and value improvement initiatives, identifying efficiencies and opportunities to reduce programme expenditure.
• Support change management activities, assessing impacts and ensuring programme delivery remains aligned with budget and business objectives.
• Lead monthly financial and performance reporting, providing analysis and insights to support forecasting, governance, and informed decision-making.
• Ensure effective application of project management processes, governance, and Lifecycle Management (LCM) reviews, contributing to successful programme delivery and continuous improvement.

Essential Skills:

• You’ll hold a recognised PM qualification, such as the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ), or an equivalent qualification from an appropriate professional body
• You’ll have experience managing project risks, costs, schedules, and stakeholder relationships
• You’ll have strong project coordination and planning skills
• You’ll have an analytical mindset with the ability to interpret financial and programme performance data
• You’ll have an understanding of project management governance and lifecycle management processes
• You’ll be able to work collaboratively across multifunctional teams in a complex project environment

The Type 45 Power and Improvement Project (PIP) team:

The PIP (Power Improvement Project) programme team leads the contract delivery of a high‑profile capability upgrade to the Type 45 Destroyer, critical to both BAE Systems and the Royal Navy, and essential to maintaining the availability and performance of this complex and vital warship class

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 22nd September 2026

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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