Lead Project Professional – Delivery

Job Title: Lead Project Professional – Delivery

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: From £45,628 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Directing and enabling embedded Engineering teams to deliver a core scope of work in line with the project plan


• Managing and maintaining the project delivery plan and the interdependencies with the wider stakeholders


• Performing advanced project reporting & scheduling with the ability to undertake advanced problem solving typically based on previous experience


• Managing the full project lifecycle to ensure that, over time, the needs of customers/users continue to be met and that financial and other benefits are achieved


• Consolidating expertise from multiple sources, including third party experts, to provide coherent advice to further organisational objectives


• Supporting and promoting the development and sharing of specialist knowledge within the organisation and with the wider stakeholders

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Recognised Project Management qualification or equivalent by experience


• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications in addition to Planning toolsets such as Microsoft Projects or Primavera P6


• Excellent Stakeholder Management experience


• Demonstratable experience in Project Lifecycle Management


• Experience in project reporting metrics

Desirable:

• Previous experience in leading and mentoring a team

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Test & Facilities Capability team:

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of the expanding Test & Facilities Capability Team. In this role, you will work alongside various cross-functional teams to facilitate and support off-boat testing for the Dreadnought Programme. You will play a key role in enabling the delivery of software and hardware before they are deployed to the boat. It’s an exciting time to join the team, as you will also engage in development opportunities for future capabilities and platforms. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 2nd December 2024

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.

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