Planning Manager

Job Title: Planning Manager

Location: Scotstoun, Filton, Frimley, Broad oak Portsmouth, Glascoed, Barrow – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £70,000 dependent on skills and experience

Referral Scheme Bonus: £1000

Grade: GG12

Please note that this role will require Frequent travel across UK.

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing common process material and data standards for a scheduling capability center supporting the Maritime Sector in BAE

• Governance and assurance analysis and lessons learned capture/actions across the portfolio

• Operational scheduling support into portfolios/programmes and projects

• Provide expert planning advice to senior programme managers and directors, supporting decision-making with data-driven insights

• Support to BAE common scheduling toolset strategy

• Ensure compliance with business unit planning policies and industry best practices in scheduling and project control

• Development and delivery of scheduling training to PM&C individuals and Delivery Functions (Engineering/Manufacturing/Procurement)

• Portfolio analysis of performance trend and what-if scenarios.

• SME Scheduling support into PM&C early careers and scheduling SME’s

Your skills and experience:

Essentials:

• Extensive experience in planning and scheduling within complex engineering, manufacturing, defence projects or equivalent industries

• Proficiency in scheduling tools such as Primavera P6, Open Plan, Microsoft Project, or equivalent

• Awareness of Earned Value Management (EVM), governance frameworks, and project performance tracking

• Comfortable with frequent/fortnightly travel to various Maritime & Land sites throughout the UK

• Stakeholder Management skills with senior leaders and customers

Desirable:

• Understanding of risk management and change control processes in project scheduling

• Experience of schedule risk analysis

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 Maritime & Land Central Project Function:

You will be an SME within this role providing hands-on support to Project Controls Capability Director.

This role is crucial in ensuring efficient project execution, working closely with stakeholders to provide good practice guidance on schedules, managing resources, and drive performance improvements while ensuring adherence to business unit goals.

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute your expertise in planning and scheduling within a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. You will provide guidance and support on complex and high-profile defence programmes, collaborating with experienced planners, engineers, and project managers. BAE Systems fosters an inclusive and collaborative work environment, promoting continuous learning, career development, and the chance to make a real impact on national security and innovation.

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: 25th 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.

Interviews w/c 5th May 2025