Air - Senior Project Professional at BAE Systems

Lancaster, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Dec, 25

Salary

47683.0

Posted On

19 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Cost Control, Earned Value Management, Scheduling, Change Management, Relationship Building, Communication, Team Management, Project Control Systems, Complex Project Experience, Objective Delivery, Estimating, Bid Processes, Dependency Management

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Description

Job Title Air - Senior Project Professional Location Samlesbury or Warton. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary £47,683+ depending on experience What you’ll be doing Working within a multi-disciplined team ensuring that both the customer’s and business’ requirements and contract scope are captured and understood Establishing and managing the project schedules, clarifying handover dependencies Tracking spend and controlling project costs, implementing and utilising Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques to understand history and predict future out-turn Measuring and controlling projects so that they are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality requirements, regularly reviewing and reporting on progress against plan Developing and maintaining key relationships with dependency owners, customers and other stakeholders to ensure all deliverables are achieved and handed over effectively Enacting change in a controlled manner across toolsets for time, cost and scope Manage emerging risks and opportunities to the benefit of the project/programme Supporting estimating and bid processes to ensure bids meet customer needs and forecasts inform contract out-turn and annual budgeting processes Your skills and experiences Essential Experience within a similar role working on complicated projects A willingness to take on people management responsibilities within the team Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation with strong stakeholder management experience Operated a project control system to plan work, define progress & identify programme performance issues, proposing corrective actions Ability to manage risks and opportunities Track record of achievement and delivering objectives Track record of achievement and delivering Desirable Degree or equivalent experience in a business or engineering related subject. A formal project management qualification or evidence of progress towards achieving one Experience in a complex environment Benefits As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee 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. The Air PM team You will be contributing to complex national and international projects within the Air Sector of BAE Systems. Within this role you will be given the opportunity to obtain tangible delivery experience. 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 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. Closing Date 2nd October 2025. Assessment Centres to be held from as early as WC 3rd October 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. #LI-NB1 #LI-Hybrid

Responsibilities

The role involves working within a multi-disciplined team to ensure customer and business requirements are captured and understood. Responsibilities include managing project schedules, tracking costs, and maintaining relationships with stakeholders to ensure project deliverables are met.