Project Manager – Typhoon

Job Description

Job Title:  Project Manager – Typhoon

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £54,793 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

•      Manage the delivery of a Portfolio of Capability Contracts including Upgrade Programme and various supplementary contracts

•      Liaise with the customer (Eurofighter/Netma) and internal CAMs – Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering and Commercial, supporting external meetings with key suppliers

•      Ensure quality and timely internal reporting of financial and delivery data. Providing clear updates and performance statistics

•      Support the Typhoon Capability Upgrade Manager in delivering new bids through to RBA (Request for Bid Approval)

•      Appropriately apply Life Cycle Management (LCM) – RBAs, TBRs (technical bid review) phases through to closure, ensuring appropriate tailoring

•      Be a Key Customer and European Partner Company (EPC) PoC within the European Typhoon business environment

•      Ensure all relevant report systems (COMPASS, PREDICT) are kept topical

Essentials:

•      Experienced in Project Management and the ability to problem solve complex tasks

•      Strong interpersonal skills and ability to adapt style/approach to suit various levels across both internal and external stakeholders

•      Ability to deliver timely and accurate data with a keen eye on detail. The ability to work across organisational boundaries and employ different tools to drive performance

•      Ability to operate in a manner that drives effective teamwork, collaboration and engagement across customer, partners, external suppliers/teams, and internal suppliers/teams

•      Understanding and experience of the Financial, Commercial and Procurement processes and practices

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 Eurofighter Capability Team:

In this role you will direct interface with both external customers (EF, Netma and EPCs), this will involve European travel as well direct interface (led by Procurement) with supplier’s key to the programme, this will also necessitate the need for UK travel.

Reporting to, and supported by, the Typhoon Capability Upgrade Manager Capability Portfolio, the role will also provide opportunities to develop your presentational and communications skills within the BAE Systems internal environment and externally.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 14^th October 2024

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.