Operations Workforce Planning Lead

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, on site

Salary: from £47,271 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Work closely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to analyse and understand the future resource demand in the 18 month to 10 year window, understand any subsequent changes in demand and develop and maintain an integrated picture.
• Collation of data, maintenance and tracking of all underpinning assumptions and the evaluation of potential impact of any changes on behalf of the function, to enable adequate capacity assessments to be undertaken across facilities and programmes to accommodate resource demand.
• Undertake robust business scenario testing to provide the function with clarity around the impact of critical changes to enable mitigation, risk and opportunity management strategies to be developed.
• Liaison with SMEs to support the development and maintenance of the Functional Long Terms Skills Analysis and Workforce Plan (LTSAWP) and the associated proposed supply solutions.
• Supporting the development of appropriate plans to deliver future functional technical SQEP in line with programme demands and transformational change.
• Attending and supporting recruitment events, reviewing CVs and completing interviews and assessment centres for relevant Operations roles across site.
• Governance over coordination of resource across facilities on site to meet emergent demand.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Analytical skills with experience in working with data and reporting.
• Communication, networking, and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage and influence a range of stakeholders.
• Understanding of workforce planning and resource management principles.

Desirable:

• HNC or equivalent qualification relevant to Workforce Planning roles.
• Background in test and commissioning, site and facilities, or operational environments.
• Experience in a functional support role.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Manufacturing Operations Workforce Planning team:

An exciting opportunity is available to join a close‑knit team supporting operational staff roles across Manufacturing and Site & Facilities. In this role, you will work with the Senior Operations Manager to develop and maintain long‑term plans that meet future resource needs and technical SQEP requirements. You will contribute to the recruitment, development, and integration of resources across the submarines programmes. You will also manage the IBP (Integrated Business Plan)/BRP (Business Resource Plan) from a resourcing perspective, ensuring workforce capability aligns with programme and business plans. The role involves working in a fast‑paced environment and engaging with a broad range of stakeholders across multiple programmes. This position offers the chance to apply and further develop workforce planning skills, with a focus on long‑term forecasting and demand management across all programmes. 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 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: 13th March 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.