Responsibilities
* Leading and managing the delivery of large and complex projects with high business impact.
* Providing strong and effective leadership to the delivery team and suppliers; able to take appropriate action to address issues.
* Working with multiple suppliers to define and manage project plans which will achieve the project goals and consequent business outcomes.
* Identifying and effectively managing business drivers and project objectives to be delivered by the overall scope of work; this may involve supporting the development of the business case with key stakeholders.
* Providing timely and concise project communications to stakeholders through formal and informal communication and reporting channels, including project boards.
* Ensuring project delivery adheres to LCM (Life Cycle Management) governance and assurance criteria.
Qualifications & Experience
* Proven experience of leading significant IT projects and programmes, incorporating successful business change delivery, to meet strategic business objectives.
* Ability to communicate, influence and gain agreement for ideas and proposals from a variety of stakeholders, including senior management and directors.
* Formal Project Management training, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM (PMDY) or equivalent work experience.
Desirable
* Proven experience of both waterfall and agile projects.
Security & Vetting
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.
Salary & Benefits
Salary: £60,000 to £65,000 dependent on skills and experience, 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.
Team & Culture
The EIT Portfolio and Project Management Team works with our partners to deliver business critical projects, products and services to underpin and enhance the IT services delivered to our organisation worldwide. We work with our partners, MoD and internal Customers across all Sectors to deliver both strategic and tactical solutions and services. You will have the opportunity to grow in this role and support the transition in new ways of working with a growing number of partners and the conception of One DDC.
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.
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