IM&T Project Manager

Job Description

Job Title: IM&T Project Manager

Location: Warton – we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £63,310 + depending on experience and bonus

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage, co-ordinate and drive project activities under a wider programme of work, in order to ensure customer requirements and business objectives are met
• Support the programme manager within all stages of the Life Cycle Management (LCM) including bid
• Effectively manage the export compliant delivery of all equipment(s) required to be deployed as part of projects both in the UK and International space
• Establish individual project delivery plans, actively addressing issues as they arise and efficiently communicating with all stakeholders such as DD&I internal suppliers, Shared Services, Export Control and both Cyber and Technical Security
• Generate & manage detailed integrated schedules using Microsoft Project, driving/monitoring and reporting performance to the programme manager
• Identify & manage Risks and Opportunities, ensuring robust tracking of both, including running reviews with senior stakeholders
• Facilitate and support regular performance review meetings with the relevant suppliers and all programme stakeholders and ensure performance reports accurately represent the status of assigned projects
• And have overall responsibility to deliver internal and external business and enterprise projects to cost timescales, quality and customer satisfaction

Your skills and experiences:

• An experienced Project Manager with experience in delivering against the full LCM lifecycle, including bids
• A good communicator with the ability to influence at all levels within the business
• Experience with bids and bid management
• Project Management qualification such as APM or Prince 2, degree equivalent qualification in IT/ICT or business management, or relevant experience

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Digital Data & Integration team

You’ll be joining the Digital Data & Integration (DD&I) team, a dynamic group responsible for managing and coordinating project activities within a broader programme of work. Our mission is to ensure projects meet customer requirements while supporting the Programme Manager across all stages of the Life Cycle Management (LCM) process. The team plays a critical role in delivering export-compliant equipment for both UK-based and international deployments. We work collaboratively across disciplines to drive delivery excellence, ensure compliance, and support innovative, high-impact solutions for our customers

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 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: 19th March 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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