Senior IT Project Manager

BAE Systems.; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead complex projects and provide effective leadership. The role involves working with multiple stakeholders to deliver strategic objectives and ensure adherence to governance criteria. Competitive salary of around £63,000, along with extensive employee benefits, including flexible working options and health plans. The closing date for applications is 30th January 2026.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Proven experience of leading significant IT projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior management.
• Formal Project Management training, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing the delivery of large and complex projects.
• Providing strong leadership to the delivery team and suppliers.
• Working with suppliers to define and manage project plans.
• Identifying and managing business drivers and project objectives.
• Providing timely communications to stakeholders.
• Ensuring project delivery adheres to governance criteria.

Skills

Leading IT projects

Influencing stakeholders

Formal Project Management training

Job description

Job Title

Senior IT Project Manager

Location

Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary

Circa £63,000 dependent on skills and experience.

What you'll be doing

• Leading and managing the delivery of large and complex projects with high business impact.
• Providing strong and effective leadership to the delivery team and suppliers; can take appropriate action to address issues.
• Working with multiple suppliers to define and manage project plans which will achieve the project goals and consequent business outcomes.
• Identifying and effectively managing business drivers and project objectives to be delivered by the overall scope of work; this may involve supporting the development of the business case with key stakeholders.
• Providing timely and concise project communications to stakeholders through formal and informal communication and reporting channels and including project boards.
• Ensuring project delivery adheres to LCM (Life Cycle Management) governance and assurance criteria.

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Proven experience of leading significant IT projects and programmes, incorporating successful business change delivery, to meet strategic business objectives.
• Ability to communicate, influence and gain agreement for ideas and proposals from a variety of stakeholders, including senior management and directors.
• Formal Project Management training, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM (PMDY) or equivalent work experience.

Desirable:

• Proven experience of both waterfall and agile projects.

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 Product and Integrations (P&I) Team

In P&I, we are responsible for managing projects ranging from product applications including HR/IT, Business and Finance, IT Infrastructure delivery to property renovations, supporting customer key contracts and workplace services. This will include business change delivery to support transition and transformation priorities aligned to business strategy and roadmaps.

The incumbent will be expected to shape, mobilise, plan and lead projects whilst adhering to internal BAE Systems delivery assurance processes and will be required to collaborate across EITS to address lessons learned, share good practice and continuously improve delivery management.

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

30th 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.