Senior Operations Manager

Senior Operations Manager

Join BAE Systems as a Senior Operations Manager and be instrumental in leading the delivery of security operations across Air Sector sites and programmes. This is a highly visible role responsible for ensuring effective security support is delivered across UK facilities and international customer locations, helping to protect people, assets, information, and business operations.

You’ll work closely with a broad range of stakeholders, customers, and third-party partners to manage security risks, drive operational excellence, and support business growth activities across existing and emerging markets.

Core Duties:

• Oversee the delivery of security operations across Air Sector sites, ensuring effective support to UK facilities and international customer locations, including Qatar, Türkiye, and Oman.
• Coordinate and lead the assessment of security risks and threats across Air Sector activities, implementing proportionate mitigation actions in line with corporate policy, governance, and customer requirements.
• Promote consistency and best practice across Air Sector sites by sharing lessons learned, strengthening compliance, and improving operational security maturity.
• Manage third-party providers to deliver effective, fit-for-purpose security outcomes across the business.
• Support business growth activities by contributing security expertise to bids, campaigns, and early customer engagement activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure security requirements are understood and effectively delivered.

Essential Skills:

• Management experience providing security advice within a large international or federated organisation.
• Extensive experience applying security risk management techniques, with a particular focus on managing physical security risks across large and geographically dispersed commercial, government, or military sites.
• Strong knowledge of BAE Systems and/or similarly regulated defence or military environments.
• Experience leading multi-disciplined teams and delivering high-quality operational outcomes.
• Proven communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships and drive successful outcomes across the business.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. Applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting.