Project Management Professional - Materials

BAE Systems; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace firm in the UK is seeking a Project Management Professional - Materials to manage the removal of harmful substances from manufacturing processes and ensure effective project delivery. The role requires knowledge of engineering and project management skills, with hybrid working available. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Essential skills include knowledge of engineering, manufacturing, scheduling, cost management.
• Desirable skills include APMP/APMQ and experience of engineering/manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Discharge Product Environmental Sustainment activities.
• Manage scheduling and costs for Chromates processes.
• Ensure effective PES activities discharging legislative requirements.
• Produce business case documents and Configuration Control Board materials.

Skills

Knowledge of engineering, manufacturing and procurement

Experience scheduling capability and cost management

Project Management/Project Control knowledge

Job description

Job Title: Project Management Professional - Materials

Location: Salmesbury - 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

• Working with the Product Environmental Obsolescence PM to discharge Product Environmental Sustainment activities and collocated with the Materials Governance team to support removal of Chromates / REACH / ROHs substances from internal manufacturing processes.
• Scheduling & costs management for the 34 Chromates processes
• Working with the Programme/Platform Product Environmental Engineers/relevant functions to ensure that all PES activities are working effectively and discharging the legislative requirements.
• Working with multiple stakeholders of various levels within the organisation
• Reporting and production of salient packs e.g. business case documents and Configuration Control Board materials

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Knowledge of engineering, manufacturing and procurement
• Experience scheduling capability and cost management
• Project Management/Project Control knowledge and experience; including risk and opportunity

Desirable:

• APMP/APMQ
• Experience of engineering processes or manufacturing processes

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 Materials Governance team:

As the Product Environmental Sustainability PM – Materials you will be co-located in the Materials Governance building managing the schedule and costs against the Chromates project, this consists of 36 processes to remove Chromates (and other Substances of Very High Concern) from the internal manufacturing processes (alternative substances). You would be working for the Product Environmental Obsolescence Project Manager – Delivery.

The removal of Chromates involves the identification, analysis and qualification of alternative substances that need to meet the required specifications – these need to be agreed with the LoB prior to production use of those substances. There are numerous challenges within this role due to the complicated nature of the project.

We have established a Configuration Control Board – you will help to produce the presentation material and co-ordinate any actions for the Materials Governance team. You will be expected to support PM activities for the CCB priorities such as supporting the Supplier Qualification programme.

You will also involve helping to embed future improvements to the obsolescence processes including the digital engineering activity.

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 November 2024

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.