Senior Project Professional – Delivery

Job Description

Job title: Senior Project Professional – Delivery

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, two days per fortnight onsite on a rota basis

Salary: From £38,734 – depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

·        Working within an Integrated Delivery Team (IDT) encompassing Engineering, Supply Chain and Designers as the main project point of contact

·        Support the management of Platform Mechanical workstream throughout its Project lifecycle

·        Running system delivery reviews to meet project deliverables/deadlines

·        Working alongside project controls, cost estimating and planning representatives

·        Working cross functionally to enable project reporting using JIRA and Confluence

·        Working with both internal and external stakeholders to engage and influence decisions

·        Use problem-solving skills, thinking outside the box and proactively seeking solutions to Project blockers

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

·        Good understanding of Planning and working with plans

·        Strong communication skills, with the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders

·        Proficient with MS Packages, particularly Excel

Desirable:

·        Experience with Primavera P6, JIRA, Confluence and Sharepoint

·        APMQ or Prince2 qualification, or other specific Project Management qualification

·        Understanding of Engineering Design Phases

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 Platform Mechanical Systems – Integrated Project team (IPT):

You’ll be working collaboratively alongside the Engineering, Supply Chain and Designers teams. This role provides a massive overview of the project showing the end-to-end process.

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: 3^rd October 2023.

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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