Project Engineering Manager

Job Title: Project Engineering Manager

Location: Isle of Wight Cowes, Portsmouth Broad Oak – Minimum 2-3 days onsite

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 £77,100 (dependent on skills and experience)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role Description:

As a Project Engineering Manager, you will provide technical and administrative leadership to a team of engineers and technicians, ensuring the successful delivery of engineering projects to agreed budget, schedule and risk targets. Working closely with stakeholders, you will oversee day-to-day team activities, support project planning and execution, and ensure effective integration with wider engineering functions. The role may involve managing small projects, services, contracts or departments while maintaining technical accountability for team outputs. Applicants should demonstrate competence at Senior Engineer level and possess strong leadership and organisational skills.

Core duties:

• Ensure the day to day management and performance/delivery for assigned projects, subcontracts, vendors and/or accounts
• Plans and supervises the work of a staff of lower level engineers to accomplish specific engineering projects
• Directs work assignments, scheduling, and reviews of work in progress
• Handles personnel actions including performance reviews, salary recommendations, and co-ordination of training and development
• Reviews technical feasibility of proposed solutions to engineering problems
• Personally helps solve particularly difficult technical problems

Essential Skills:

• Experience leading and influencing engineers within a technical environment, providing direction, coordination and support to deliver engineering objectives
• Proven experience in an engineering management or technical leadership role
• Technical qualification in an engineering or STEM-related discipline
• CEng (or equivalent) or working towards Chartership

The Future Radar team:

Join us in shaping the Future of Radar Technology. Building on our heritage of cutting‑edge, world‑leading radar products, we are rapidly evolving our portfolio to enhance existing capabilities while pioneering brand new systems designed to counter emerging and future threats across the battlespace. Through close collaboration with our customers and sustained investment in exceptional talent, we are committed to remaining at the forefront of defence innovation and defining the next generation of radar solutions.

Our workplace in Cowes is an easily accessible commute from Southampton with a regular foot passenger ferry and BAE shuttle service from the ferry terminal to site.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 27th October 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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