HR Manager - Organisation Design

BAE Systems.; Carnforth; Hybrid; GBP 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is seeking an HR Manager for Organisation Design to drive transformational change. The role involves strategic partnering on major transformation programmes and assessing the impact on personnel and organization structure. A competitive salary and a range of benefits are offered, alongside flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering change programmes across organisational structures.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Experience of internal or external Organisational Design consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver transformational change through Organisation Design.
• Business partner with major transformation programmes.
• Assess impact of transformation programmes on people and organisation.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Knowledge of Organisational Design

Continuous improvement

Education

Degree in Business, Technology, HR, or Legal

Post Grad or CIPD Level 5 or Level 7

Tools

Orgvue

Job description

Overview

Job title: HR Manager - Organisation Design

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

Salary: £63,900+ (Depending on skills and experience)

Responsibilities

• Deliver transformational change through Organisation Design (OD) as one of multiple Business & Digital Transformation capabilities, swarming to realise change and benefits for the Air sector through a variety of programmes
• Business partner with major transformation programmes across Air to support the delivery of our OD strategy and ensure people-related benefits from transformation are realised
• Assess the impact of transformation programmes on our people and organisation, working with HR colleagues and business leadership to model structure and role implications. This will draw heavily on OD software and models, such as Orgvue
• Plan and execute to-be organisational and role states with HR and business leadership on complex, cross-functional programmes
• Enable smaller-scale OD activity to be executed locally, sharing best practice and coaching colleagues on how to deliver change through OD
• Govern and measure the benefits of OD activity, feeding into our wider Organisation Effectiveness and Resilience approaches

Qualifications

Essential:

• Experience of delivering change programmes across organisational structures and teams / different lines of business
• Knowledge of Organisational Design and the role it can play in a change programme
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and management skills
• Experience of continuous improvement

Desirable:

• Experience of internal or external Organisational Design consultancy coupled with strong generic project management skills
• Experience with Orgvue or other associated OD software platforms
• Degree Qualified (Business, Technology, HR, Legal)
• Post Grad or CIPD Level 5 or Level 7

Benefits

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.

The Business & Digital Transformation Team

The Business & Digital Transformation Team is at the heart of shaping the Air sector's future. From digital innovation and organisation design to workforce transformation and ESG, we deliver change that keeps us competitive, sustainable, and ready for what's next.

As part of the team, you'll work on everything from local improvement projects to major, multi-year programmes - partnering with senior leaders, using the latest tools and technology (including AI), and helping to design how our business works for the future.

Why join us?

You'll gain exposure across diverse transformation disciplines, influence strategy at the highest level, and build sought-after expertise in change and organisational design. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your consultancy skills, shape complex programmes, and progress towards leadership and specialist transformation roles across the business.

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.

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: 5th September 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.