Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Portsmouth- 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 £65,000 Depending on skills and experience 

What you’ll be doing:  

• Support the Programme Manager in the delivery of the In Service support programme (NCSISS) to our Royal Navy customer
• Control Account management responsibility for the Project management office
• Development of a transition plan for future RN platforms into the In Service support phase
• Undertake formal programme reviews as deputy to the NCSISS programme manager
• Support and lead, as needed, formal reviews to the Naval Ships Combat System Leadership 

Your skills and experiences: 

  Essential:

• Degree qualified or professional qualifications gained through industry in Project Management or extensive demonstrable working experience
• Demonstrable experience in project management of complex projects within an Engineering environment
• Good interpersonal and negotiating skills.
• Subcontract Management experience 

Desirable:

• Ability to make decisions and solve problems guided by policies, procedures and business plan.
• Defence experience

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The NCSISS Team:

NCSISS project is made up of a dedicated team delivering assurance of updated and new capability into service for use by the Royal Navy, utilising a very experienced Combat System engineering team. This service is enabled by skilled facilities, tools & technology and project management teams ensuring the MISC at Portsdown Technology Park is available to support the RN fleet for its current operations, experimentation and future aspirations.

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 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: 22nd May 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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