Lead Project Professional – Delivery

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Project Professional – Delivery

Location: Broad Oak / Frimley/ Filton / Weymouth – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Perform advanced project reporting & scheduling

• Manage the full project lifecycle to ensure that, over time, the needs of customers/users continue to be met, and that financial and other benefits are achieved.

• Apply appropriate PM methods and tools to identify, assess and manage risks to the success of the project and tracks activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate

• Consolidate expertise from multiple sources, to provide coherent advice to further organisational objectives, and sharing of specialist knowledge within the organisation

• Deputise for the Project Manager as appropriate

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Extensive knowledge of Project Management toolsets and techniques

• Degree qualified or significant experience within Project Management

• Excellent Stakeholder Management experience with the ability to guide and influence

• Comprehensive knowledge of Business processes and procedures

• Demonstrable leadership experience through leading and managing a team

Desirable:

• Project Management qualification such as the APM/Prince2

• Knowledge of Royal Navy Combat Systems, experience of the UK Defence Industry and or working with the UK MOD

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 Command & Control Team:

Join the Command & Control Team working on the SSN AUKUS Programme the UK’s next generation submarine design, integrating cutting edge technologies from the US and AUS. You will be working with a strong cross functional team of 6 – 9. You will engage with a wider network across multiple locations and gain exposure to a variety of key Stakeholders. This is a great opportunity to build networks, broaden your experience, and contribute to a once-in-a-generation national endeavour. 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.

Closing Date: 19th August 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.