Project Manager

Job Description

Job title: Project Manager

Location: Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – this role is hybrid, with a minimum requirement of 60% of time on site. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.

Salary: £54,743 – £59,711 depending on experience

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What you’ll be doing:

• Leading controlling and monitoring projects so that they are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality requirements, regularly reviewing and reporting on progress against plan and where necessary, intervening to resolve issues which threaten delivery to plan
• Leading a multi-disciplined team ensuring that both the customers & business requirements are met
• Develop & manage relationships with key stakeholders ensuring all deliverables are achieved and that issues are effectively addressed
• Proactively manage emerging project risks and opportunities

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience within a similar role working on complex projects including time, cost & quality management is required
• Experience using project management methodologies
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation with strong stakeholder management experience is required

Desirable:

• A formal project management qualification or working towards with an appreciation of Agile PM fundamentals would be beneficial
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team with previous management experience would be advantageous

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 Project team:

You will be working at the forefront in the delivery of large, high value, technically complex and strategically important programmes. Our opportunities are broad and varied whether it be supporting next generation Tempest fighter aircraft or established in-service programmes such as F-35 and Typhoon.

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: 11th June 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.