Lead Project Manager
// Role Summary
Lead critical projects within BAE Systems' Engineering Project Group, driving progress on high-profile defence capabilities. This role offers a hybrid working model, allowing you to contribute to shaping a safer future while enjoying flexible arrangements.
// Key Responsibilities
- Manage small projects or work packages within larger programmes, ensuring alignment with objectives, timelines, and budgets.
- Apply appropriate project management methodologies (predictive or adaptive).
- Oversee planning, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Utilise advanced problem-solving skills and provide expert advice.
- Requires a PM Qualification (e.g., APM PQ) and a degree or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Experience in the defence sector is beneficial.
// Role Specification
Join BAE Systems and become a vital part of an organisation dedicated to protecting what matters most. As a Lead Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in delivering advanced, technology-led defence solutions.
Role Overview
The Lead Project Manager is responsible for managing small projects or defined work packages within larger programmes. Your primary focus will be ensuring project delivery aligns with agreed objectives, timelines, and budgets. You will apply appropriate project management methods, oversee planning, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Furthermore, you will support the integration of project activities to drive effective outcomes, provide guidance on Project Management (PM) practices, contribute informed analysis to support decision-making, and promote knowledge sharing, all while delivering results with minimal supervision.
Core Duties:
- Undertake advanced problem solving, typically based on previous experience.
- Possess comprehensive knowledge of business processes and procedures.
- Lead a small project or a work package of a larger project.
- Identify, assess, and manage risks and opportunities impacting project success.
- Apply appropriate PM methods and tools, whether predictive (plan-driven) or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.
- Agree project approach with stakeholders, develop realistic plans, and track delivery against schedule while managing stakeholder engagement.
- Consolidate expertise from multiple sources, including third-party experts, to provide coherent advice furthering organisational objectives.
- Support and promote the development and sharing of specialist knowledge within the organisation.
Essential Skills and Qualifications:
- Hold a PM Qualification such as the APM Project Management Qualification or another appropriate PM professional body.
- Possess a university degree or equivalent qualification, or demonstrable practical knowledge gained through relevant experience.
- Application of related PM competencies is expected at this level.
- Exhibit strong stakeholder management skills, effective verbal and written communication, and problem-solving capability.
- Demonstrate a proven track record of delivery.
The Engineering Project Group (EPG)
You will be part of the Engineering Project Group (EPG), which leads the delivery of a high-profile capability upgrade to the Type 45 Destroyer. As a multidisciplinary team, the EPG is responsible for planning, design, and execution, coordinating stakeholders, managing budgets and schedules, and ensuring technical quality, safety, compliance, and effective risk management across the full project lifecycle.
Location and Working Arrangements
This role is based at Portsmouth Naval Base, with an expectation of 2-3 days per week on site. BAE Systems offers a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements; please discuss the options for this particular role with your recruiter.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits. These may include a green car scheme, private health plans, and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
Security Clearance
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. As a minimum, all applicants must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting.