Scheduling Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Scheduling Manager

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

Salary: Circa £65,000 Depending on skills and experience 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Manage & maintain the programme suite of integrated plans and project networks for each discipline and provide a clear analysis of critical path and potential programme issues
• Maintain the quality of programme activities ensuring logic, budgets and durations etc. which affect the integrity of the plan are addressed
• Establish and maintain a consistent and timely approach in the deployment of the quarterly look ahead
• Briefing senior management on planning philosophy and be the key point of contact to for planning matters
• Facilitate the maintenance of Control Account (CA) schedules to support achievement of contractual requirements of supply chain and programme, together with associated budgets/schedules targets 
• Assist and support the project teams in updating their progress against their schedules and in conducting variance analysis, implementation of corrective action plans, mitigation of risk and managing baseline changes to budgets and schedule
• Provide the business with valid / agreed resource profiles by trade, that take account of the approved programme schedules

Your skills and experiences: 

  Essential:

• Extensive knowledge of planning techniques & processes preferably within Primavera P6
• Demonstrated ability to identify, analyse and resolve problems
• Excellent analytical skills and capable of assessing complex data and communicating it to senior management.
• Experience of leading a small team

Desirable:

• Project Management qualifications (or equivalent experience)
• Knowledge of Ship build design and manufacture processes across the build cycle and delivery requirements of engineering & supply chain to support

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 Naval Ships Planning Management Team:

Join our dynamic Naval Ships Planning Management team, where you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering the Type 26 programme! Reporting to the Head of Project Controls and Planning, you’ll lead the Testing and Commissioning planning team, ensuring the smooth delivery of this critical project.

The team will be responsible for transforming contract requirements into a clear and structured suite of programme plans, covering everything from high-level overviews to detailed, in-depth schedules. These plans are essential for the programme delivery teams, allowing them to efficiently manage and track their schedules, budgets, and targets.

In this collaborative environment, you will help streamline project planning processes, ensuring the effective flow of information across the team, from high-level progress reports to detailed, integrated schedule updates. If you thrive in a fast-paced, strategic environment and enjoy managing complex planning operations, this is the team for you!

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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