ERP PMO Lead - Spartan

BAE Systems; Nog Tow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK seeks an ERP Project Management Office Lead. This role involves managing Air ERP projects, ensuring strategic integration, and leading a high-performing PMO. Candidates should have extensive experience in project management, risk management, and IT functions. The position offers competitive benefits, including a pension scheme and share plans.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in IT function within a large organization.
• Strong PM/ERP implication experience.
• Experience managing a Project Management Office.
• Significant experience managing Risks and Opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Air ERP projects and ensure delivery of business outcomes.
• Ensure data integration, integrity, and accessibility.
• Oversee ERP Risk review and management.
• Champion a robust Project Lifecycle Management Framework.

Skills

Project Management

ERP Implementation

Risk Management

IT Trends Familiarity

Education

Relevant IT or Business Degree

APM Qualified or Equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

• Coordination and performance management of the Air ERP projects ensuring integration of projects, budgets and resources to ensure the programme portfolio delivers required business outcomes.
• Responsible for the strategic integration of ERP Project data and reporting, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
• Directs the ERP Risk review, ensuring that risks, conflicts & opportunities are effectively managed, in alignment with the DD&I Risk Manager.
• Create and champions a robust Project Lifecycle Management Framework for internal and external customers and users.
• Collaborate with the DD&I PML and PM function to ensure the PM community in ERP is effectively staffed, skilled, and equipped to meet future business challenges.
• Manage the ERP PMO as a high-performing shared service to the ERP teams, fostering a supportive team ethic, flexibility, and agility in team structure, toolsets, and processes.
• Drive strategic improvement into the Air Project Control system by supporting Project Control Modernisation initiative, delivering effective stakeholder engagement with the Air Centre and the broader COO PM community, An ERP Project Management Office Lead is responsible for the strategic direction, operational management, and performance of the DD&I ERP Project Management Office (PMO).

This role demands a seasoned professional with a proven track record of establishing and leading high-performing PMOs, driving project management excellence, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex ERP programmes. The role holder will exert significant influence on the profitability and effectiveness of the organisation through the strategic management of project resources, governance frameworks, and change initiatives.

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 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.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an IT Function in a relevant field within a large organisation
• Strong PM / ERP implication experience
• Experience of managing a Project Management Office
• Significant experience of managing Risks & Opportunities
• Comprehensive familiarity with IT trends, best practices, and emerging technologies

Desirable

• APM qualified or equivalent
• Relevant IT degree or business degree, experience in consultancy or people management position
• Relevant vocational qualification or equivalent experience e.g. HNC / Prince 2 Foundation / Computer Science Degree

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.

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.