Shared Services

We serve and protect those who serve and protect us. Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for our Shared Services Business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent. At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

At BAE Systems we are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

Our Shared Services Business

If you'd like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent - at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of the Shared Services team, you'll be at the heart of this endeavour - working closely with our air, maritime, land and cyber and intelligence businesses to support our customers around the world.

Join us and you'll be encouraged and rewarded to excel in this important work. Apply your talent where it counts.

Project Manager

Would you like to deliver business and enterprise IT Projects into the UK's Leading Defence Companies? We currently have a vacancy for a Project Manager at our site in Preston.

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for delivering small to medium business and enterprise IT projects to cost, timescale, quality and customer satisfaction. The projects could include both infrastructure and business applications as well as requiring experience in delivering business change to ensure successful adoption and benefit release. The incumbent will be expected to mobilise, plan and deliver projects whilst adhering to BAE Systems delivery assurance processes, and will be required to collaborate across EITS and within the Projects and Transformation Team (P&T) to address lessons learned, share good practice and continuously improve delivery management.

This role will provide you with opportunity to explore many paths within BAE systems and develop a Project Management career.

Your main responsibilities as a Project Manager will involve:

• Managing the delivery of the project to time, cost and schedule in line with business success criteria and customer satisfaction and taking action where these deviate from agreed tolerances
• Adhering to regulatory processes and procedures including BAE Systems project management methodology and life cycle management
• Collaborating with, and managing 3rd party suppliers to drive successful business outcomes
• Providing effective leadership to the delivery team, being able to take appropriate action addressing any issues
• Identifying and managing project level risks, issues, opportunities and dependencies
• Developing and managing realistic project plans, identifying and recording lessons learned as part of project closure
• Managing project changes in line with governance and project assurance frameworks, providing effective and appropriate reporting to the appropriate stakeholders
• Managing business change to ensure successful delivery of business benefits and project outcomes
• Collaborating with PMO on knowledge transfer, lessons learned to simplify project management processes ensuring compatibility with the concept of continuous improvement across the business

Your skills and qualifications:

• Demonstratable experience of collaboration and cross functional working
• Experience of working on enterprise-wide projects and successfully managing suppliers as part of the project delivery team
• Proficient understanding of project lifecycle management
• Experience of waterfall and agile project delivery methodologies
• Experience of working within an environment with mature and established governance practices and processes
• Proven experience of successfully delivering business outcomes such as business change delivery within the project
• Familiarity with computer-based Project Management tools including MS Projects, and MS Office etc

What we are looking for in you:

You should have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to confidently manage stakeholders of all levels. You should have the ability to work collaboratively within a team, understanding how the team integrates with other teams in order to achieve objectives. You should feel confident challenging the status quo through bold behaviours.

Location: Preston

Salary: £40,000+ depending on experience

Benefits

Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

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/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.