Overview
Job Title: Project Manager- Performance and Change
Location: Barrow-in-Furness Onsite
Salary: £56,000 + depending on skills and experience
What you'll be doing
* Leading a dedicated team of Project Professionals while actively developing their skills and supporting their growth
* Leading the Test and Commissioning Performance and Change team to report on the performance of the department and manage Engineering change
* Delivering key performance indicators and performance reporting packs
* Deliver performance updates to internal and external stakeholders including senior stakeholders
* Leading LfE (Learning from Experience) sessions and drive improvements in processes and toolsets to completion
* Monitoring Engineering Change and its impact on Dreadnought T&C ensuring that all ECRs are responded to by the relevant test section and map change into the enablement team where changes to the Test documentation and material is required
Your skills and experiences
Essential:
* Demonstrable ability to achieve objectives aligned with Project Management
* Project Management qualification such as APM, or equivalent by experience
* Previous experience leading a high performing team
* Strong stakeholder management with the ability to guide and influence
Desirable:
* Experience working on defence programmes
* Experience of performance reporting and change management
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 Performance and Change Delivery team
This is an exciting opportunity to join a new, growing team in our Material Technology Centre. The role is varied and offers great visibility across the entire function and offers great progression opportunities. 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 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: 24th September 2025
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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