At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage impactful IT projects while collaborating with diverse teams.
- Company: Join BAE Systems, a global leader in technology and innovation.
- Benefits: Up to £65,000 salary, flexible working, and support for your wellbeing.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a difference by shaping digital infrastructure that drives business success.
- Qualifications: Experience in leading enterprise-level IT projects and formal project management training.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
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Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience.
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. This role is responsible for leading and managing a small programme of integrated projects or directly managing large complex projects that carry significant business impact. It requires providing leadership to delivery teams and suppliers, addressing issues proactively, and coordinating multiple suppliers to define and manage project plans that achieve agreed outcomes. A key focus is identifying business drivers, shaping project objectives and, where needed, supporting the development of business cases with stakeholders.
Clear and timely communication is essential, ensuring stakeholders are informed through both formal and informal channels, including project boards. The role also ensures that all project delivery adheres to Life Cycle Management (LCM) governance and assurance criteria, maintaining control, compliance and project integrity throughout execution.
- Providing strong leadership to project delivery teams and third-party suppliers to ensure successful outcomes.
- Proactively managing risks, issues, dependencies and changes across projects and programmes.
- Coordinating multiple suppliers and stakeholders to define, plan and deliver project activities.
- Identifying business drivers and shaping project scope, objectives and deliverables.
- Communicating clearly and effectively with stakeholders through formal governance forums (including project boards) and informal channels.
- Ensuring all projects are delivered in line with Life Cycle Management (LCM) governance and assurance requirements.
- Maintaining control, compliance and delivery integrity throughout the full project lifecycle.
Proven experience of leading significant Enterprise level IT projects and programmes, incorporating successful business change delivery, to meet strategic business objectives. Ability to communicate, influence and gain agreement for ideas and proposals from a variety of stakeholders, including senior management and directors. You will have formal Project Management training, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM (PMDY) or equivalent work experience. It is also desirable to have proven experience of both waterfall and agile projects.
The Digital Foundation team sits within the Projects and Programmes organisation in Shared Services Enterprise IT. The team is responsible for delivering and managing a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects, spanning network, connectivity, and hosting technologies. This role sits within the Network Portfolio and is responsible for delivering a range of enterprise network infrastructure projects across both UK and international sites. The role supports business change, transition, and transformation initiatives, ensuring digital infrastructure capabilities are aligned with business strategy, operational priorities, and technology roadmaps.
You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
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