Senior Project Professional – Delivery

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Project Professional – Delivery 

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £40,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing: 

• Lead monitoring activity within the Barrow site facilities, recording progress and making adjustments to the Build Status report
• Assist other facility leads on reporting activity where applicable
• Attend fortnightly walkarounds, reporting back to the team any issues/risks and carry out ad-hoc spot checks on facilities
• Measure build performance to identify areas for improvement
• Assist BPM’s with Dreadnought Weekly update report
• Analyse key delivery dates on historical submarine data to better understand the performance of build in the future
• Assist cash claims process, providing report to the Build Project Manager on recommendations for sign off
• Be responsible for change management 
• Oversee the creation of business cases with the support of the Design and Build Project Manager

Your skills and experiences: 

• Have experience of working within a complex manufacturing industry and/or on complex projects within multi-million pound value
• Hold good stakeholder management and engagement experiences
• Experienced professional with extensive knowledge of Project Management (tools, techniques, practices)
• Have developed communication and diplomacy skills

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 Dreadnought Alliance Design & Build team: 

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Dreadnought Alliance Design & Build team, supporting the Dreadnought Programme. Monitoring build activities, identifying risks and opportunities, as well as their impact on the Programme, will be key responsibilities. The depth of exposure within the team will enhance your development in the area of Submarine production & contract management. 

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.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. 

Closing Date: 11th October 2024 

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. 

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