Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Towcester, Hybrid – 3 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: £45,000

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.

Job Description:

As a Project Manager, you will provide end-to-end management of all assigned projects for the ATS organisation. This encompasses a generation of bids and business cases, contract negotiation, robust planning, leadership of programme delivery and management of project closure or transition.

You will interface with customers, sub-contractors and project stakeholders, developing and maintaining relationships through regular communication, proposal of opportunities and timely reporting of issues therefore ensuring all deliverables are achieved.

Core duties:

• Controlling and monitoring projects so that they are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality requirements, regularly reviewing and reporting on progress against plan and where necessary, intervening to resolve issues which threaten delivery to plan.
• Managing emerging risks and opportunities to the benefit of the project/programme.
• Supporting bid and tendering processes to ensure bids meet customer needs, in line with business & commercial criteria that all risks are assessed effectively, and that bids are realistic and winnable.
• Producing reporting information on a monthly basis to support business reporting of operational and project progress and issues.
• Working within a multi-disciplined team consisting of engineering, commercial, project management etc., to ensure that both the customers and business requirements are met, whilst ensuring that all commercial aspects are well documented

Essential Skills:

• Degree or equivalent experience in a project management or business-related subject
• A formal project management qualification or working towards (e.g. APMP, PMQ, PMP or Prince 2)
• Experience in a complex engineering business. Experience working with Microsoft Office tools, including Microsoft Project
• Ability to communicate information and forge trusted relationships across all working levels.

The Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) Team:

The Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) organisation currently comprises of the Micro and Nano Systems (M&NS) operational group based in Filton, Bristol and the Microwave Materials (MM) business, based in Towcester, Northamptonshire. The role is based out of Towcester.

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: 15th May 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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