Site & Facilities Professional

BAE Systems.; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a Site & Facilities Professional to manage and deliver plant and equipment projects. Candidates should have experience in CNC machining and stakeholder management, with a strong understanding of CDM regulations. The role offers hybrid working options and a range of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme and health plans. Opportunities for relocation support are also provided.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in producing detailed plant and equipment specifications.
• Experience managing CDM construction sites within an operational environment.
• Experience in stakeholder and subcontractor management.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering the scope of work for plant, equipment, and facilities.
• Aligning schedules and installation activities with construction program.
• Managing programme funding and delivery through to installation.

Skills

CNC machining

Stakeholder management

Cost account management

Compliance with CDM Regulations

Project management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Site & Facilities Professional

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

Salary: £47,271 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing and delivering the scope of work for SSNA plant, equipment, and strategic machining facilities
• Aligning scope tubing, schedules, and installation activities with the construction build programme
• Developing technical specifications and supporting procurement, tendering, and European supplier engagement
• Managing programme funding, cost accounts, and delivery through to installation and handover
• Coordinating site works in compliance with CDM regulations
• Managing and engaging internal stakeholders, principal contractors, and the supply chain

Essential:

• CNC machining or equivalent trade background
• Proven experience in producing detailed plant and equipment specifications to support ITT's (Invitation to Tender) processes and enable procurement funding approval
• Experience in complex plant and equipment including civils and infrastructure
• SQEP in Supply Chain contracting arrangements for site works, including NEC (New engineering contracts), cost account management, and capital expenditure control
• Experience managing CDM construction sites within an operational environment, ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations
• Experience in stakeholder and subcontractor management, including leading multi-skilled trade teams

Desirable:

• Proficient with Microsoft OfficeBackground in coordinating complex site works
• Extensive experience of Submarine fabrication, manufacturing and outfit/build processes and equipment

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 Site and Facilities Major Projects team:

This is a growing, high‑performing team of approximately 25 people, delivering a diverse range of plant, equipment, and facilities projects across the DN and SSNA programmes. The team is responsible for supplying remaining plant and equipment requirements, developing new facilities, and refurbishing existing assets as the programmes continue to expand. This role offers a wide variety of work, with extensive engagement across the business at multiple levels. You’ll be joining a proactive, highly experienced team with a strong depth of knowledge across site, offering excellent opportunities for learning, collaboration, and career growth. 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 détente. 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: 26th 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.