Head of Programme

Job Description

Job Title: Head of Programme

Location: Filton or Scotstoun – hybrid pattern – 3 days weekly onsite with expected travel between the two sites on a regular basis

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

Salary: £92,500 DOE + executive package

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:

In this role, you will lead the team delivering the Sensors, Weapons and Platform Management System for the Type 26 Programme, ensuring consistent project management practices and informed decision‑making across the Combat System domain. You will oversee Control Account Management for approximately £600m of scope, maintaining effective performance monitoring and delivery against plan.

You will collaborate with the Combat Systems Platform Integration Delivery Manager to align programme elements, including Project Hopper, Batch 2 Obsolescence Solutions and Combat System Make initiatives. The role also includes building stakeholder relationships, leading the T26 Batch 3 bid, preparing for new scope and developing the team while managing change.

Core duties:

• Accountable for budgets, performance, and outcomes across a team of project managers and wider contributors
• Ensuring teams follow essential procedures and influence strategy, resource planning, and policy development within the area of responsibility
• Developing project and wider functional plans aligned with business, operational, and organisational priorities
• Leading and coaching managers and team members, including performance reviews, development, and personnel actions
• Fulfilling LCM responsibilities by preparing for all reviews, ensuring compliance with tailoring statements, and providing complete project information incorporating learning from experience.
• Guiding teams in project management techniques, supporting tailored practice adoption, and overseeing training, quality, and capability development

Essential skills:

• You can apply advanced project management expertise, along with good commercial and financial awareness, to lead complex projects and develop innovative solutions
• You maintain a deep understanding of the business environment, guiding resource allocation and contributing to policy development with minimal senior oversight
• You can communicate effectively and influence senior internal and external stakeholders to drive alignment and successful delivery
• You bring a good professional foundation, supported by degree level education and recognised PM qualifications (or equivalent experience), with the capability to act as an LCM Assessor or Chairperson
• You can support and guide managers and teams, helping them grow through coaching, quality feedback, and fair talent decisions

The Combat Systems Project Management Team:

Join the Type 26 Combat Systems Project Management Team, a collaborative, fast‑paced group delivering one of the world’s most advanced naval capabilities. Working with engineers, specialists and suppliers, the team integrates complex technologies across multiple ship batches. You’ll influence performance and readiness while developing your career through extensive training and long‑term progression opportunities.

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: 17th April 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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