Project Manager

Job Description

Job title: Project Manager

Location: Radway Green 

Salary: £53,928

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide professional Project Management across a number of projects
• Accountable for delivery of the projects included within their portfolio
• Identify and develop follow on business opportunities related to their portfolio of products
• Monitor and report project/programme performance for schedule, technical, financial and quality objectives
• Establish and maintain strong customer and supplier relationships maintaining regular communications and managing expectations
• Generate business cases with a good level of business acumen
• Oversee the development, establishment and continuous improvement and tailoring of procedures and guidelines for operation of the project/programme, ensuring adherence to the Operational Framework and LCM mandates

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Degree-level qualification or comparable experience in the engineering/manufacturing sector, with demonstrable Project Management delivery experience, ideally from a comparable industry (Defence)
• Formal training in Project Management (accredited by APM, PMI or PRINCE), with knowledge of scheduling and risk software tools (e.g. MS Project & Predict!), as well as experience of SAP
• Experience working as a Project Manager or Project Engineer in Manufacturing or Engineering sector

Desirable:

• Experience in building customer relationships and achieving high levels of customer satisfaction
• Previous experience in managing risks and opportunities to the benefit of the projects

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 Project Management team:

The Project Management team, based in Radway Green, is responsible for the bidding and execution of a range of critical projects that support our business. These projects typically involve product development and delivery, the implementation of new processes or capabilities, and service delivery.

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: 26^th September 2024 – Interviews for this position will take place XXX

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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