Project Engineering Manager

Job Title: Project Engineering Manager

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak – hybrid working – 3-4 days per week on site

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

Salary: Up to £77,500 dependent on skills & experience + bonus scheme

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role description:

You will be responsible for leading and delivering complex engineering programmes and projects across multiple systems, technologies and disciplines. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate customer, supplier and partner interfaces, and ensure delivery meets cost, quality, schedule and performance requirements. The role involves integrating solutions, resolving technical challenges, and applying innovative engineering approaches to achieve contractual objectives.

Core duties:

• Leading and developing engineering teams, suppliers and subcontractors to deliver safe, high-quality project outcomes
• Building capability through coaching, development and effective deployment of engineering resources throughout the project lifecycle
• Planning, coordinating and overseeing engineering activities to ensure delivery meets cost, quality, schedule and compliance requirements
• Driving solution integration, configuration control and issue resolution, ensuring technical risks and opportunities are effectively managed
• Collaborating with customers and stakeholders to shape solutions that meet operational, contractual and technical requirements
• Championing continuous improvement, governance and engineering best practice, including design reviews, technical approvals and bid evaluations

Essential skills:

• Ability to act as the technical authority, ensuring engineering standards, governance and best practice
• Can provide expert engineering guidance across projects, programmes and complex engineering activities
• Experience in leading and developing engineering professionals, fostering capability, performance and continuous improvement
• Ability to solve complex technical challenges through innovative, creative and practical solutions
• Can build strong stakeholder relationships, aligning engineering delivery with business and customer needs
• Experience in leading design reviews and technical assurance activities, supporting robust decision-making and compliance
• You will ideally be a Chartered Engineer or are able to achieve CEng in the short term

The Simulation & Training team:

Join us in shaping the Future of our Simulation & Training Sector. Building on our heritage of cutting‑edge, world‑leading training solutions such as MCTS, we are rapidly evolving our portfolio to enhance existing capabilities while pioneering brand new simulation systems deploying cutting edge technologies such as Digital Twins and AI, designed to counter emerging and future threats across the battlespace. Through close collaboration with our customers and sustained investment in exceptional talent, we are committed to remaining at the forefront of defence innovation and defining the next generation of Simulation and Training solutions.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 20th November 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.

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