Lead Project Professional

BAE Systems
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Communication","Organisation","Problem-solving","Stakeholder management","Governance","Risk management","Project planning"]

Deliver assigned project work packages within the Combat Systems business, supporting the Royal Navy’s Hybrid Navy vision. Coordinate and control programme delivery across cost, schedule, quality, and performance by building and maintaining project plans, forecasts, risk registers, and governance documentation. Partner with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, commercial, finance, supply chain, and customers to resolve challenges and drive outcomes for maritime autonomy, digital command and control, and naval technology demonstrators.

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BAE Systems
BAE Systems
2 days ago

Lead Project Professional

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Job Summary

Deliver assigned project work packages within the Combat Systems business, supporting the Royal Navy’s Hybrid Navy vision. Coordinate and control programme delivery across cost, schedule, quality, and performance by building and maintaining project plans, forecasts, risk registers, and governance documentation. Partner with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, commercial, finance, supply chain, and customers to resolve challenges and drive outcomes for maritime autonomy, digital command and control, and naval technology demonstrators.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and coordinate assigned project work packages to deliver against cost, schedule, quality, and performance objectives.
  • •Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, forecasts, risk registers, and governance documentation to support programme delivery and decision-making.
  • •Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across engineering, product management, commercial, finance, supply chain, customers, and industry partners to drive outcomes and resolve challenges.
  • •Support delivery of Hybrid Navy initiatives, including technology demonstrators, experimentation activities, concept studies, and future capability development programmes.
  • •Coordinate project governance and ensure effective delivery in a complex programme environment.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 50,000

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience delivering projects within defence, engineering, technology, or other complex regulated environments, including planning, risk, cost, and schedule management.
  • •Strong understanding of project management methodologies, controls, and governance, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders.
  • •Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels.
  • •Responsibility for ensuring delivery of cost, schedule, quality, and performance objectives in a complex programme environment.
  • •Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams and supporting delivery of complex programme activities and initiatives.
Experience:DefenceEngineeringTechnologyRegulated environments
Skills:CommunicationOrganisationProblem-solvingStakeholder managementGovernanceRisk managementProject planning

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Baseline Personnel Security StandardNational Security Vetting

Company Brief

BAE Systems
Multinational defence, security and aerospace company designing, manufacturing and supporting military and civilian systems including naval ships, submarines, aircraft, cyber solutions and electronic systems for governments and commercial customers.
Industry: Defense Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1999
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