Job Title:
Area Delivery
Manager
– Site Facilities, Maintenance Operations and Safety Assurance
Location:
Barrow-in-Furness (Onsite)
Salary:
£60,350+ depending on skills and experience plus car allowance and bonus
What you’ll be doing :
Lead
and
manage
the Assurance team across Site & Facilities, fostering a
strong
culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
Facilitate the deployment of Risk Assessments (RA) and
SHE
Plans by coordinating actions and supporting teams in progressing work activities
Oversee statutory and compliance reporting through SAP and other CMMS platforms in line with Licence Conditions 27, 28 and 29 — including relevant areas outside of S&F such as SMITE, Garage and SASK
Conduct real-time problem-solving, escalating issues in accordance with defined processes and engaging Site Engineering and external vendors where necessary
Support real-time work planning and influence business stakeholders to optimise production windows, ensuring full utilisation and efficiency of the team
Manage
the execution of statutory, regulatory and compliance activities via third-party providers
Assist the Operations
Leader
with certification and renewal of inspections relating to statutory, regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g. LOLER, PSSR)
Act as the Responsible Person for Legionella
control
on site, ensuring full compliance with L8 legislation
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Working knowledge of manufacturing operations, including strategy, planning, key
objectives, milestones and interdependencies
Experience
managing
people, with an understanding of HR policies and procedures
Background in
leading
teams within a
complex
production or industrial environment
Experience operating at middle-management level within an organisation of similar scale and scope
Familiarity with highly regulated or compliance-focused environments, with an understanding of process governance
Awareness of key legislation including LOLER, PSSR, Legionella and LEV
Desirable:
HNC or higher in a relevant discipline
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 Site Maintenance team
the Area Delivery
Manager
will play a key part in supporting the wider team by overseeing all maintenance activity carried out by third-party contractors, ensuring it is delivered safely and in line with legislative standards. They will take
ownership
of the S&F
SHE
Plans across Zonal and Estates Site Maintenance,
managing
improvement activities, health surveillance, planned inspections and Go Look
See
/ Process Confirmations. In addition, they will be accountable for maintaining compliance with core legal and regulatory requirements such as LOLER, PSSR and Legionella, acting as the designated Responsible Person for Legionella
control
across the site. 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:
29th October 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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