Senior Project Support Professional

Job Title: Senior Project Support Professional

Location: Frimley -Tuesday on site – hybrid working arrangements from other DI sites

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

Salary: 44,600.00+ (depending on skills and experience)

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.

Role description:

The Project Manager will be responsible for supporting the successful delivery of the ASTRID framework, ensuring effective performance management, coordination of multiple tasks, and stakeholder engagement throughout the full project lifecycle.

Core Duties:

• Manage and deliver activities within the ASTRID framework, ensuring outputs meet agreed timelines, quality standards, and objectives.
• Contribute to ASTRID Project Performance Reviews, providing updates on progress, risks, issues, and performance metrics.
• Coordinate and oversee multiple tasks and workstreams within the framework, ensuring alignment and effective delivery.
• Support the full lifecycle of the framework (cradle to grave), including planning, execution, monitoring, and close-out activities.
• Engage and collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to support effective delivery and maintain strong working relationships.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, delivery approaches, and overall framework performance.
• Support customer engagement, including attending and contributing to customer meetings, ensuring clear communication, responsiveness, and a positive customer experience.

Essential skills:

• Strong people skills and able to work well with different people with different mindset
• Strong organisational and coordination skills, with experience managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Able to challenge the norm with the right behaviours
• Able to use Excel

• PM experience

   

The Head of Frameworks Team:

You will work within a collaborative project delivery team, managing a small project, a defined work package, or supporting a Project Manager on larger initiatives. You may guide and mentor up to two team members, applying project management best practice and supporting continuous improvement across the team.

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: 29th June 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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