Marine Platform Manager in Portsmouth

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base – site based

Salary: Up to £65,000 dependent on skills and experiences + bonus scheme

Who we are: 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. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

Role description: You will lead the day-to-day management and coordination of all support activities for an assigned platform, delivering through‑life support including in‑service, upkeep and deployed activity. Work collaboratively across teams and partners to meet customer requirements, ensuring delivery to the operational programme within agreed time and budget. Be accountable for the safety, capability and availability of the allocated ship. Manage resources effectively, support continuous improvement, and balance operational priorities to achieve agreed outcomes while maintaining compliance with relevant standards and customer expectations.

Core duties:

• Act as the single point of contact, ensuring the ship is safe, capable, available, and supported
• Own and manage through‑life support, including in‑year budgets and updates to the Through Life Management Plan
• Deliver good financial performance across customer and business financial years for the allocated platform
• Programme manage all through‑life activities, including maintenance, defect support and capability insertion
• Own the Platform Support Plan, contributing ship‑specific inputs to wider fleet and Navy planning schedules
• Maintain stakeholder alignment, accurate material state visibility, clear risk reporting, and provide out‑of‑hours support when required

Essential skills:

• Experience managing complex engineering systems within ship or marine programmes across their full lifecycle
• Proven ability to plan and deliver complex engineering or support programmes successfully
• Confident communicator, able to influence customers, suppliers and stakeholders at all levels
• Experience delivering engineering support on ships, including whole‑ship safety case management
• Considerable practical knowledge of project management methods, including planning, risk, change, cost and budget management
• Professional project management qualification (e.g. APM, PMI) or equivalent practical experience

The Type 45 Class Output Management team coordinates maintenance, engineering, and availability planning for Type 45 destroyers, ensuring work packages are delivered efficiently, risks managed, and stakeholders aligned to keep each ship operational, safe, and ready for Royal Navy tasking.

Why BAE Systems? Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. 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.

In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive: 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.

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: 7th May 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.