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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)

• 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

• 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

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers 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.

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

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.

13th October 2025.

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.