Lead Project Professional – Delivery

Job Title: Lead Project Professional – Construction

Location: Barrow-In-Furness – On Site

Salary: Circa £48,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing major construction project lifecycles within a highly regulated environment
• Responsible for controlling & reporting against all commercial and financial aspects of projects from concept to completion (both internal and external supply chain activities)
• Discharging Client duties in accordance with Regulatory requirements
• Maintaining and managing a safety focused environment and culture aligned to the high-risk aspects of the projects undertaken
• Managing multiple construction aspects while also effectively liaising with Contractors and internal/external Stakeholders

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience managing Major Projects of significant complexity and up to multi-million-pound value
• Team Leadership experience
• Demonstrable Project Management experience, with experience in project controls, report writing, supporting monthly reviews
• Good stakeholder management experience, ideally up to senior leadership level, with the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships

Desirable:

• Qualification in Project Management and/or Engineering/Construction
• Established Project Management skillset (e.g. development of Plans, Business Cases, Risk Management, OR equivalent experience

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 Site and Facilities Team:

As a Lead Project professional, you will be leading a growing team within S&F, while reporting to a Project Manager and will be responsible for the full lifecycle delivery of Major Infrastructure. You will also be dealing with high level Stakeholders internally and externally and managing these relationships. You will be overseeing Multimillion Pound projects that are critical to delivering forthcoming growth expansions at BAE that will impact the future of the business.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 9th April 2025

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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