Air - Project Manager

BAE Systems; Gregson Lane; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in the UK is looking for a Project Manager to manage complex projects and ensure successful delivery. The ideal candidate will have experience in project management, team leadership, and risk management. This role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for personal and professional growth in a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Employee share plans

Annual incentive opportunity

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead a team with previous management experience.
• Experience of operating project control systems.
• Experience applying Earned Value Management techniques.

Responsibilities

• Setting objectives and managing stakeholders.
• Creating and maintaining project schedules.
• Monitoring performance and providing trend analysis.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Earned Value Management

Risk management

Team leadership

Education

Degree in relevant field

Project management qualification (APMP, Prince 2)

Job description

Overview

Managing a project, or a part of a larger, more complex project, taking responsibility for specific work packages, and/or integrating across work packages and teams

Responsibilities

• Setting objectives, clarifying needs and managing stakeholders to align to project and company success criteria
• Creating, integrating and maintaining project schedules, managing dependencies
• Operating and understanding a project control system to control scope, define progress and identify programme performance issues
• Monitoring performance and providing trend analysis to determine improvement areas and to support the development of key performance indicators
• Driving ownership and completion of the work scope tasks throughout the project team
• Managing change, controlling and balancing scope, budget and timescales, applying Earned Value Management techniques
• Applying risk and opportunity techniques to continuously improve and optimise outcomes to deliver value for money and satisfy customers
• Undertaking team management and leadership responsibilities, ensuring safety is at the forefront of all we do
• Experience of operating project control systems, defining and driving progress, whilst identifying and then addressing performance issues
• Experience creating and maintaining project schedules, using the relevant toolsets
• Experience applying Earned Value Management techniques
• Experience of risk, opportunity, scope and change management
• Demonstrable track record of achievement and objective delivery

Desirable Qualifications / Experience

• Demonstrated ability to lead a team with previous management experience
• Degree educated, supplemented with a formal project management qualification such as APMP, Prince 2 or equivalent experience

Context and Environment

You will be part of a team of professionals using world-class project control techniques, providing expertise to support the Project Managers in the delivery of large, high value, technically complex and strategically important programmes. 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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.

Security & Eligibility

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.

Company Context & Benefits

There’s no limit to where your career at BAE Systems in the UK could take you. When you join us you’ll be part of something bigger, a purpose that binds diverse minds and talents together – to serve, supply and protect those who serve and protect us. From day one, you can expect unique environments and boundary-breaking projects across air, land, sea, cyber and space. Be part of a team committed to excellence where you’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds working towards a common vision – to be the premier international defence, aerospace and security company. Your contribution can make a real impact. It’s a place where your diversity of thought and experience is valued, and where you’ll have access to all the resources you need to grow - both professionally and personally. Whether that’s deepening your expertise, achieving further professional accreditation, getting involved in our community or enjoying varied projects and experiences - there’s no end to where your career and life at BAE Systems could take you. With flexible working patterns and great rewards and benefits, you can look forward to a secure and rewarding career in a stimulating, inclusive environment you can thrive in - now and in the future. Whether you’re working on surface ships, submarines, aircraft, land vehicles and high-technology platforms or in cyber, digital, multi-domain integration or space; there are opportunities for engineers at all levels across a wide range of specialisms in which to develop. It’s challenging, fulfilling and meaningful work where our engineers are encouraged to push the boundaries of what’s possible and to think of innovative ways to solve some of our customers’ biggest challenges. All whilst ensuring we have a positive impact within the communities in which we operate. Our path ahead needs brilliant minds like yours.

Benefits Summary

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.