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BAE Systems • Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Lead Project Professional – Delivery

Job Description

Job title: Lead Project Professional – Delivery

Location: Barrow-In-Furness – Full time on-site

Salary: £45,628+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

· Leadership of full major construction and engineering projects lifecycles within a highly regulated environment. Including but not limited to, requirements capture, design, implementation, delivery, commissioning and handover

· 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

· Maintain and manage a safety focused environment and culture aligned to the high-risk aspects of the projects undertaken

Your skills and experiences:

· Successfully leading/managing Major Projects of significant complexity and up to multi million-pound value

· Professional team leadership, stakeholder management and effective communication at all levels internally and externally

· Qualification in Engineering/Construction/Project Management, with an established Project Management skillset (e.g. development of Plans, Business Cases, Risk Management, Presentation packs, LCM material)

· Experience of Health and Safety/Construction Design Management (CDM) regulations

· Toolsets needed – MS Office, Projects

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.

Site and Facilities Major Projects Team

This role sits within the Major Projects team reporting to a Portfolio Project Manager and is responsible for the full lifecycle delivery of Major Infrastructure, Facilities and Construction Projects ranging from small investment projects to multi-million pound projects. This is a complex, existing multi discipled project team working in engineering and construction. It provides the infrastructure to support the national endeavour for Nuclear programme. Career progression will be fully supported, with development opportunities across both project management and engineering pathways.

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.

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: 28th 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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Company benefits

Enhanced maternity leave – Up to 52 weeks with the option of returning to work on reduced hours for the first 13 weeks
Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks for eligible employees
Adoption leave
Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Open to part time work for some roles
Gym membership – Discounts available
Buy or sell annual leave
Share options
Salary sacrifice
Employee discounts
Lunch and learns
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Mental health first aiders
Health insurance
Family health insurance
Annual bonus
Shared parental leave
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Relocation packages
Neo-natal leave
LinkedIn learning license
In house training

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