Lead Project Professional – Delivery

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Project Professional – Delivery

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

Salary: £47,271 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Working with customers and stakeholders to drive and manage delivery of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) onto platform
• Influencing and management of a wide range of stakeholders including MOD and shipbuilder
• Understanding and managing complex dependencies across stakeholders
• Reporting project status at monthly reviews.
• Business improvement and implementation of programme initiatives
• Building and maintaining effective liaison with all functional groups involved in project delivery

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proven ability to lead and deliver complex systems engineering projects from inception to completion
• Expertise in stakeholder engagement, dependency management, and clear, confident communication across all levels
• Strong capability to challenge stakeholders constructively and ensure accountability for performance and delivery outcomes
• Proficient in project scheduling, control mechanisms, and progress reporting to drive transparency and efficiency
• Advanced problem-solving skills with a track record of resolving cross-functional delivery issues and aligning stakeholders to meet critical deadlines

Desirable

• Possession of, or actively pursuing, a recognised project management qualification

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 Dreadnought Common Infrastructure team

Join a diverse and inclusive team delivering the core infrastructure for the Dreadnought submarine’s integrated combat system. Be part of an exciting national endeavour and see your work come to life in an operational vessel soon. 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 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: 22nd January 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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