T26 Project Engineering Manager

BAE Systems - UK; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence company is seeking a Project Engineering Manager in Portsmouth to oversee multiple engineering development projects. This role requires managing teams, ensuring compliance with engineering processes, and delivering projects on time and within budget. Candidates should have strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, as well as financial awareness. The position offers hybrid work arrangements and competitive benefits, including a pension scheme and health plans.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with applying engineering processes in projects.
• Strong leadership skills with conflict resolution experience.
• Proven track record in timely project delivery.
• Ability to build internal and external relationships.
• Understanding of financial implications in projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering development across contracts to meet standards.
• Line manage work-package leads and engineers.
• Ensure project delivery meets customer obligations.
• Integrate to develop innovative solutions for demands.
• Provide accurate forecasting and reporting on developments.

Skills

Engineering process and governance application

Leading multi-discipline teams

Delivering complex projects

Influencing stakeholders

Financial and commercial awareness

Job description

Job Title:

Project Engineering Manager

Location:

Portsmouth – Broad Oak - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary:

Up to £85,700 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage the engineering development activities across multiple contracts to cost, time and quality and in compliance with BAE Systems engineering policies and processes, working closely with Design Authorities
• Line manage the team of work-package leads, Lead Training Solution Engineers, and Training Solution Engineers
• Delivery of projects to meet customer and contractual obligations for cost, quality, timeliness and specification, resolution of engineering conflicts between disciplines, systems and capabilities
• Integration and solution development to meet a coherent and prioritised set of demands, tailor and apply engineering processes, tools and approaches to develop innovative and creative solutions to contracts and specifications
• Provide accurate estimating, forecasting, tracking and status /progress reporting of engineering developments to the Project Manager, Simulation & Training management and wider Product and Training Services (P&TS) engineering functions

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience of engineering process and governance, and how to apply them within a project environment
• Experience of leading multi-discipline teams, resolving conflicts, driving performance and fostering collaboration
• Experience of delivering complex projects on time and to cost
• Ability to influence stakeholders and build strong internal and external relationships to achieve project and business objectives
• Financial and commercial awareness

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 Training Analysis & Design team:

This role is based within the Training Analysis & Design team, part of the wider Simulation & Training function in the Products division of Maritime & Land Defence Solutions. The team is responsible for delivering training analysis and courseware design, with a strong focus on the maritime domain but also supporting land-based programmes. The primary project this role will support is the Type 26 (T26) training design programme, which is currently in its delivery phase

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

2nd 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.