IT Programme Manager

Job Description

Job Title: IT Programme Manager

Location: Preston Lancashire or Frimley Surrey. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £70,000

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead a large IT programme team, including six direct reports, to deliver complex change across projects and portfolios
• Collaborate with stakeholders and customers across Business Units and internationally
• Demonstrate extensive experience in technical, business, and digital delivery management
• Plan and implement transformation-level change in an agile, fast-paced, multi-business and supplier environment
• Communicate effectively, influence others, and gain agreement for ideas and proposals
• Cultivate effective relationships with senior management and directors to ensure alignment and stakeholder support
• Take ownership of delivering ambitious goals and hold others accountable for results
• Drive continuous improvement in performance across the team and organisation

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Extensive knowledge of IT Project and Programme Management, including tools, techniques, and practices, with a solid understanding of related functions such as Infrastructure, Commercial, and Finance
• Proven ability to develop innovative solutions to complex challenges within a wider business context
• Technical expertise in delivering IT programmes effectively
• Recognised as an experienced and skilled Project Management practitioner

Desirable:

• University-level education or equivalent professional qualifications gained through industry experience
• Professional Project Management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, MSP)

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 Global Infrastructure Projects and Programme Team:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly established role within the Global Infrastructure Projects and Programme team, reporting directly to the Director. The team is renowned for its fast-paced, high-achieving environment, where innovation, agility, and collaboration drive success. As part of a global organisation, you will be at the heart of delivering complex and transformative projects across multiple regions. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you’ll manage and influence key decisions, ensuring that projects are executed to the highest standard. This role offers the chance to shape the strategic direction of a global infrastructure programme, contributing to a team that excels in continuous improvement, collaboration, and delivering impactful results. If you’re eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic, international setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

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 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: 6th December 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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