Senior HR Manager

Job title: Senior HR Manager

Location: Flexible – Frimley, Filton, Coventry 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: In the region of £70,000

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading delivery of strategic projects
• Coaching and supporting line managers
• Development of critical skills and driving better employee engagement
• Managing a small team and also supporting the development of the wider ICS Team
• Partnering internationally with our small operation in Canada

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Chartered CIPD level
• Experience of working as a HR Business Partner/Projects role in a large organisation
• Leading on strategic influencing of senior leadership team
• Experience of leadership & people management
• Experience of HR project delivery

Desirable:

• Experience in a Defence, Engineering organisation
• Knowledge of Defence or engineering
• International HR experience

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 Integrated Combat Systems (ICS) HR Team:

Within the ICS HR team, you will be joining a team of 16 people and work with a broader team of circa 90 HR professionals within our Submarines HR Function.

As a Senior HR Manager, you will be partnering with Canada and our Special Projects Team. Whilst also leading projects focused on developing leadership, culture and ways of working. You will have the opportunity to provide coaching, development & seniority for the wider team. This role will allow you to gain international partnerships and breadth of experience across the Function.

Within this role, there will be a requirement to travel around the UK to our different BAE sites and work with different stakeholders.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 27th January 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.

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