Project Engagement Lead

BAE Systems - UK; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is seeking a Project Engagement Lead to lead discussions on project demand and delivery. The role involves stakeholder collaboration to ensure project performance and benefits realization in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities, aligned with project delivery methodologies. Competitive salary offered, along with a range of attractive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Well-developed inter-personal, communication and diplomacy skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of project delivery methodologies.
• Competent understanding of financial and budgetary management.
• Knowledge of Service Management (ITIL).

Responsibilities

• Leading pipeline and demand discussions with stakeholders.
• Acting as first point of escalation for project escalations.
• Providing responses to project requests in accordance with agreed SLAs.
• Collaborating on knowledge transfer and PM approaches.
• Supporting Business Group Portfolio Delivery Reviews.
• Demonstrating successful delivery of agreed benefits.

Skills

Inter-personal skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Knowledge of project delivery methodologies

Financial management

Knowledge of Service Management (ITIL)

Job description

Job Title: Project Engagement Lead

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

Salary: £50,600 + dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing

• Leading, for the team, on pipeline and demand discussions with stakeholders – collaborating with Group Cyber, Business Groups to understand and capture our future project pipeline in accordance with the planned / unplanned criteria. This includes translating enterprise roadmap into planned and unplanned work
• Acting as first point of escalation for all relevant Business Group / BRM project escalations
• Providing responses to project requests in accordance with the process and agreed SLA’s and working across the cyber change project portfolio, liaising directly with Portfolio Delivery Leads, Service Technical Authorities and Service Managers as well as Group Cyber
• Collaborating with Project Management Office on knowledge transfer and simplification of PM approaches across the business, and with all appropriate Portfolio Managers to present a consolidated report of project performance across the Business Group
• Supporting Business Group and Group Cyber Portfolio Delivery Reviews
• Demonstrating successful delivery of agreed benefits (or that appropriate mechanisms are in place to track and realise benefits)

Your skills and experiences

• Well-developed inter-personal, communication and diplomacy skills with a strong ability to persuade and influence client and stakeholder relationships
• Good analytical and problem solving skills including estimating
• Knowledge of project delivery methodologies (Life Cycle Management /APM)
• Competent understanding of financial and budgetary management concepts within a portfolio/project environment and creation of Business Cases
• Knowledge of Service Management (ITIL)

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 Cyber & Information Security Change Team

The purpose of this role is to provide a collaborative relationship between project delivery and the Enterprise – concentrating on the early phases of initiatives. You will be acting as the main interface between project teams and project and stakeholders to ensure that requirements are gathered, interpreted accurately and within agreed time scales whilst ensuring that stakeholders are kept updated on progress

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: 10th December 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.