Project Manager – Delivery in Rishton

Location: Barrow-In-Furness – On-site

Salary: Circa £63,000+ depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

• Lead and manage major construction, engineering, and infrastructure projects and to manage a potential team of direct reports.
• Liaise and co-ordinate multiple site and external stakeholders to capture project scope including requirements capture, design, implementation, delivery, commissioning and handover.
• Responsible for controlling & reporting against all commercial and financial aspects of projects from concept to completion (both internal and external supply chain activities).
• Maintain and manage a safety focused environment and culture aligned to the high-risk aspects of the projects undertaken.
• To manage and control Principal Contractors site activities under Construction (Design & Management) Regulations.

Your skills and experiences:

• Successfully leading/managing Major Projects of significant complexity and financial scale within a manufacturing, production or construction environment.
• Professional team leadership, stakeholder management and effective communication at all levels internally and externally.
• Qualification in Engineering/Construction, with an established Project Management skillset (e.g. development of Plans, Financial forecasting, Business Cases, Risk Management, Presentation packs, LCM material).
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams of direct and in-direct reports and stakeholders.

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 Site Facilities Major Projects Team:

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team in the Major Projects team within Site and Facilities department. This role offers a wide range of exposure to different teams across the Barrow site, whilst individually being given the opportunity for professional growth within the function and work across various functions. 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.

Closing Date: 27th March

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.