Project Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Sheffield or Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £57,200.00 + depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Accountable for the planning and on-time delivery of Research and Development projects from initial concept to final delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives & budgets
• Providing leadership and guidance to the Research & Development department, utilising Project Management best practices to support and nurture a small team
• Driving project progress to ensure successful outcomes
• Supervising implementation activities, tracking progress, and maintaining high standards of quality
• Ensuring compliance with commercial, legal and export control regulations
• Supporting team development by reviewing work quality and offering mentoring and coaching
• Managing project budgets and resources to ensure the successful delivery of both team and project objectives

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Solid foundation in technical project management skills with extensive knowledge of project management
• Planning and scheduling skills, including Resource Planning
• Project Budgeting and Project Monitoring & Control skills
• Professional Project Management qualification or demonstrable experience gained through application of Project Management
• Proven ability in effectively engaging and influencing a wide range of stakeholders
• Confident managing and motivating a team with previous demonstrated leadership experience

Desirable:

• Awareness of Life Cycle Management
• Awareness of commercial practices within a project environment

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 Research and Development Team

As part of BAE Systems Platforms and Services sector, Weapon Systems (UK) designs, develops, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability to the wider BAE Systems business. Our global reach brings our customers a depth and breadth of expertise that meet critical needs in the air, on land, and at sea. Our mission strives for us to be our customer’s trusted and affordable weapons provider, delivering enhanced effects on target and complete mission solutions. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities.

As a Research and Development Project Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, working closely with senior leadership and gaining invaluable insight into the broader business strategy. This role places you in a pivotal position, directly influencing the direction of our flagship R&D programme and playing a key role in shaping the company’s future.

You’ll be responsible for turning high-level strategic goals into actionable, results-driven plans, ensuring that innovation and forward-thinking remain at the heart of everything we do.

This is your opportunity to truly make a difference. With the autonomy to drive decisions and oversee their execution, you’ll have the accountability to shape outcomes and leave a tangible mark on the business. It’s a chance to lead meaningful change, accelerate progress, and have a visible impact on our success.

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: 12th February 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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