Project Manager - Delivery (Strategic Projects Team)

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Managing a team running several different projects under the project Spartan Programme of works. This could be elements of B36 Demolition through to enabling projects for the main Spartan construction works and RIBA 4 design operations.
• Adapting and developing project plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.
• Exercising project initiation, scheduling, reporting and closure.
• Ensuring the project stays within budget constraints.
• Managing a range of different stakeholders’ expectations (both internal and external), including contractors and supply chain.
• Ensuring the highest standards for safety, health and environment (SHE) are maintained.

Your Skills And Experiences:

• Project Management experience within a Construction environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management experience at all levels.
• Recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. APMQ or Prince2) or equivalent experience.
• Desirable: NEBOSH qualification, or similar.
• Working with multiple contractors in a complex project environment.

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 Strategic Projects (Project Spartan) Team:

This is a fast‑paced role where you will manage your own workload and can put your own stamp on the work being carried out. You’ll be working on a varied project portfolio in a growing area of the business and will be given an extensive handover. Working on Project Spartan, it is a high‑profile construction project that is a key enabler to the current boat programmes. Taking up a prominent position on the Barrow skyline, it has not only business but also local community significance. This role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your career within BAE Systems due to exposure gained across multiple business areas at all levels. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarine 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: 11th February 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.