Project Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Portsmouth, Frimley, Dorchester or New Malden – 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 £58k depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

·        Ensure the successful financial performance and risk management of the projects

·        Manage a multi-disciplinary team in a project environment

·        Manage/Support Customer/Stakeholder group through reviews and progress meetings

·        Manage negotiations with Customer/Stakeholder/Sub-Contractor

·        Deliver regular briefs at Board/IPT level for the project

·        Pursue best practice and align local processes and procedures as applicable

·        Deputise for senior project managers when appropriate

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

·        Extensive knowledge and experience of Project Management techniques including:  resource planning and management; cost capture, analysis & forecasting; schedule planning and tracking including earned value management (EVM); schedule risk analysis (SRA); risk and opportunity management, change management

·        A thorough understanding of commercial principles to represent BAE Systems in discussion with various stakeholders

·        A full understanding of Life Cycle Management

·        Excellent IT skills particularly Microsoft Office suite. Working knowledge of planning and risk tools

Desirable

·        Industry recognised project management qualification ideally PMQ

·        Understand the principles of bid and estimating processes

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.

Our Team:

You’ll be delivering one of our Naval Ships Combat Systems Projects, working across a portfolio which could include International Projects and/or MOD Customer Projects. The Project Manager will ensure the successful application of project management processes enabling the project to be delivered on time, to budget and to quality across the project lifecycle.

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: 4th December 2023 – Interviews will commence on the 11^th,12^th and 14th of December 

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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