Programme Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Programme Manager

Location: Fife – Hillend. 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 £50,000 commensurate with skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Coordinate activities to ensure that assigned projects meet all Customer and Business requirements
• Liaise with the Production Management Team to ensure that delivery schedules are correctly scheduled, resourced and achieved
• Review progress against plans and identify and address emergent risks and opportunities
• Liaise with the Procurement Team to ensure that material is obtained to support the planned manufacturing programme
• Prepare and present monthly project status reports to Manufacturing Management team
• Provision of support, and appropriate inputs, to bidding activities in support of future work packages
• Liaise with customers on programme status, coordination of query resolution and development of future opportunities
• Project launch of new contract requirements

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience of working in light electromechanical manufacturing environment
• Understanding of software-based planning and reporting systems
• Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing with and influencing both internal and external stakeholders
• Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of Project Management

Desirable:

• Experience of SAP systems 

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 BAE Systems Manufacturing Team:

The BAE Systems (Products) Manufacturing facility at Hillend are responsible for the manufacture of complex Printed Circuit Assemblies for a wide range of products for both BAE Systems internal programmes and external 3rd party Customers. The team of 4 Project Managers take a lead role in planning, monitoring and controlling activities to ensure that both Customer and Business targets are achieved and regularly interface with our customers.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to further develop both knowledge and skills with opportunities to move into other more senior roles either within the Manufacturing facility or the wider BAE Systems organisation.

The Flexible Working Statement:

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

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 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: 22^nd January 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.

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