Undergraduate Project Manager

BAE Systems; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and defense company in the UK is seeking an Undergraduate Weapon Systems Project Manager to assist with project management, budget control, and governance. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree with a 2.2 or higher. This position offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary of £24,300.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Discounted shopping

Qualifications

• Must have, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Project Management, Mathematics, IT, English, Engineering, Science or Business.

Responsibilities

• Assist with controlling projects' budgets and expenditure.
• Involved with reporting and decision making.
• Manage project progress and identify issues.
• Review performance and analyse risks.

Skills

Budget control

Decision making

Risk analysis

Governance

Education

2.2 in Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant fields

Job description

Description

Length of placement: 12 months

Job Title: Undergraduate Weapon Systems Project Manager

Location: Barrow (Cumbria)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 4-5 days per week.

Salary: £24,300

What You’ll Be Doing

As part of BAE Systems Platforms and Services, Weapon Systems designs, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities.

In This Role You Will

• Assist with a wide variety of tasks for example controlling budgets and expenditure.
• Be involved with reporting, decision making and covering the governance of change within projects.
• Manage project progress, identify emerging issues and trend, fulfilling contractual requirements and interfacing with our customers.
• Be involved in reviewing performance, analysing risks and informing decisions to optimise project success.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Weapon Systems Team

As part of BAE Systems Platforms and Services, Weapon Systems designs, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability. A career here means using your passion and ingenuity to protect national security with breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions.

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.

Length of contract 12 months

Start date (dd Month Year) 22nd June 2026

Qualification requirements

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Project Management, Mathematics, IT, English, Engineering, Science or Business – including Law, Psychology, Sociology & Humanities based subjects.