Export Control Manager in Hampshire, Portsmouth

Location: Scotstoun or Portsmouth Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £57,000 dependent on skills and experience plus bonus scheme.

What you'll be doing:

• Export Control Manager will be key contact for programme stakeholders.
• Collaborating and ensuring delivery of export control requirements to programme.
• Developing and supporting Export Control Officers in the delivery of programme export control compliance.
• Identifying issues arising and investigating, utilising a continuous improvement approach.
• Understanding business requirements, adapting and problem solving.

Your skills and experiences:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt to suit the experience of audience.
• Proven Export Control and Compliance experience.
• Experience of working in a defence or other regulated business.
• Inquisitive self-starter with the ability to work independently.

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 BAE Naval Ships Export Control team:

The team provide Naval Ships with its licence to trade. Without export control compliance a business cannot trade in the modern world on a global platform. The team ensures that the business has the relevant licences and procedures, complies with these and plans for future opportunities to allow it to deliver capability to the Royal Navy and other global customers. You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance existing export control skills and knowledge across the combat systems platforms used in programmes such as the Type 26 Global Combat Ship under current construction.

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: 24th November 2025. 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.