Dreadnought Service Project Manager

BAE Systems; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager to lead engineering support for a significant defense program. This role offers an exciting opportunity to manage complex projects, ensuring effective delivery and stakeholder engagement across various sectors. You will play a vital role in driving efficiencies and meeting challenging milestones while working in a collaborative and inclusive environment. With flexible working arrangements and a focus on personal development, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in project delivery with autonomy.
• Excellent communication skills with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management for engineering support services.
• Manage complex stakeholder interfaces across sectors.

Skills

Project Delivery

Life Cycle Management

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

Communication Skills

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job title:Dreadnought Service Project Manager

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

Salary: £47,683+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• You will lead the project management of engineering Through Life Support Services for the Dreadnought programme, which will involve travelling to different sites i.e. Prestwick and Barrow
• Manage complex stakeholder interfaces across different sectors
• You will report on performance for the whole service broken down by contract for Key KPIs and provide inputs to monthly programme review
• You’ll collate commentary of Spend vs Progress in support of Project Controller led spend reviews
• Ensure that the project has a robust Estimate at Completion (EAC) based on cumulative performance against your baseline plan
• Create, manage and maintain accurate level 2 plans/schedules for all contracted work
• Provide SME advice to estimates including maintaining generic service cost metrics or bottoms up detail estimates for bespoke tasks as required, in suitable documentation with comprehensive Dependencies Assumptions Risks Exclusions Opportunities (DAREO)
• You will ensure that project risk and opportunity is being managed and mitigated within the contract and recorded in formal risk register documents and manage escalation of specific risks into predict by informing the Cross Sector Engineering Manager who attends the Contract monthly risk and opportunity reviews

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience in project delivery, and able to work with a good level of autonomy
• Experience using Life Cycle Management, Microsoft Project (and other scheduling toolsets), Jira and Confluence
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels

Desirable:

• Good knowledge and understanding of project control system principals
• Experience of Earned Value performance management

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 Service Operations PM team:

A unique and interesting opportunity has arisen within the team for a Project Manager to operate cross sector, focusing on the delivery of engineering Through Life Support Services for the Dreadnaught Programme (Submarines – Maritime & Land Sector). This will involve complex stakeholder management interfaces across Fast Jet Support, Falcon works and Submarines and utilisation of PM skills to generate effective plans & drive efficiencies to meet a challenging milestone plan & recurring KPI’s.

The Service Operations PM team operate within the Support and Services Delivery Unit within the Air Sector providing embedded delivery PM leads for engineering services across various support engineering operations.

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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:15th 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.