Project Manager

Location: New Malden, Frimley, Broad Oak.

Attendance: 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 £65,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop a good relationship with the MOD customer
• Manage and forecast both schedule and costs
• Work across multiple platforms liaising with various internal and external stakeholders at various levels
• Work closely with the customers and stakeholders to achieve a deliverable programme when there is uncertainty in the customer programme
• Compile bid submissions for follow-on phases of the programmes
• Provide clear direction to the development teams to enable the programmes to be delivered
• Provide clear reporting to both the customer and business

Your skills and experiences:

• Professional PM Qualification (eg. APM or PMI) and/or years of practical experience gained through application of Project Management
• Experience working on complex Engineering projects
• Developed communication and diplomacy skills working collaboratively with stakeholders
• Experience or understanding of the naval product domain
• Able to resolve project-related problems that do not have routine solutions

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 Capability Development Insertion Group (CDIG) Portfolio Team:

Opportunity to join a multi-disciplined team who work in a matrix organisation dealing with a wide range of functions. The role provides the Project Management Leadership to deliver the Shared Infrastructure (SI) and Combat Management Systems (CMS) product upgrades to support the MoD’s new Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integration Capability (MEWSIC). This capability is being introduced into the Type 45, QEC, Type 31 and Type 26 platforms. Each platform is at a different development stage, requiring experience of the full lifecycle of bid, design, development, manufacture, delivery, trials and support.

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: 25th June – Interviews for this position will take place W/C 30th June. 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.