Project Manager

BAE Systems - UK; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and security company in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a Project Manager to oversee submarine support projects. The role focuses on project delivery efficiency and stakeholder management within a high-performing team. Essential qualifications include project management experience and bid management familiarity. The company offers hybrid working arrangements, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth while supporting crucial national defense initiatives.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in applying lifecycle management governance and project planning methodologies.
• Ability to influence decisions with excellent internal and external stakeholder management.
• Recognized Project Management qualification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project delivery across multiple submarine support projects.
• Lead a team to ensure on-time project delivery within budget and quality standards.
• Secure new contract scopes through bid management activity.

Skills

Project Management and Controls experience

Bid Management experience

Excellent stakeholder management

Recognised Project Management qualification

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager

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

Salary: Starting from £56,000 (depending on skills & experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Overseeing project delivery across a portfolio of Submarine In-Service Support projects
• Leading a high performing team to ensure project delivery in-line with time, cost and quality
• Securing new work scopes and contracts through bid management
• Managing MoD/Industry customers and BAE stakeholders through excellent stakeholder management
• Ensuring project funding is secured and managed
• Acting as the CAM (Control Account Manager) for several projects
• Delivering business and customer reporting obligations
• Ensuring Lifecycle Management (LCM) obligations are met across the portfolio
• Collaborating with other projects across the In-Service Support stream and wider Submarine support streams

Your skills and experience:

Essential:

• Project Management and Controls experience, including applying lifecycle management governance, EVM and project planning methodologies
• Bid Management experience
• Excellent stakeholder management (internal & external) with ability to influence decisions
• Recognised Project Management qualification, or equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Support Service delivery experience

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 In-Service Submarine Support team:

Join a team at the heart of a national endeavour — improving the capability and availability of in-service Submarines in direct support of the Royal Navy. You will directly support the UK's nuclear continuous at sea deterrent and nuclear attack in-service Submarine programmes and gain exceptional exposure across the business and working with diverse stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity for professional growth and to contribute to a mission that truly matters. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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:

22nd January 2026. 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.