Project Manager – Digital Engineering

Job Description

Job title: Project Manager-Digital Engineering

Location: Warton

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

Salary: £47,683+ Dependent of skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Project Manage development and delivery of new Engineering Capability, as part of our Air Digital Engineering Programme
• Apply appropriate Project Management methods and tools, whether predictive (schedule) or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches
• Work closely with project teams, and wide variety of stakeholders, to prepare and manage robust project plans (including resource, risk & opportunity and improvement plans) – which meet the requirements of our customers
• Manage on-going project scope & delivery, ensuring successful conclusion to plan & cost. Identifying, assessing and managing risks, to ensure suitable mitigation is applied. Applying, as needed, innovative & collaborative problem solving methods to address issues and work improvements
• Provide regular progress updates and performance to key indicators, along with clarification of benefits delivered

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Previous experience delivering projects within IT and Change
• High level of proficiency within Microsoft office and Projects
• The ability to problem solve, negotiate and influence Stakeholders at all levels
• APM PMQ, Prince 2 or relevant experience within Project Management

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within Aerospace or Engineering background

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 Digital Engineering Programme team:

Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation! You’ll have the opportunity to work with the latest engineering software and cutting-edge methodologies at BAE Systems Air. Our team is instrumental in the engineering of all new Air vehicles, including groundbreaking projects like FCAS/GCAP and Tempest. You’ll be joining a team of dedicated digital engineering professionals delivering world class engineering capability.

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 10th July 2024

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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