Overview
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Job Title: Lead Project Planner
Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: From £47,271 per annum dependent on skills and experience.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Managing the construction of a Level 3 and Level 4 plan including governance aspects, stakeholder management, the inclusion of key events and milestones as well as the application of EAC resources, process of striking a PMB and the experience of the PMBCR change procedure
* Overseeing the alignment of Level 3 and Level 4 plans, whilst identifying a critical path and investigating methods to define and mitigate negative variances
* Be responsible for the acquisition of data; communicating variances, open dependencies etc. to all stakeholders alongside defining risks to schedule and demonstrate proactive engagement to find acceptable resolutions
* Provide proactive training, guidance and mentoring to junior planning members of staff increasing their SQEP, capability and performance
* Lead and conduct operations to complete planning analysis
* Maintaining stakeholder engagement across various teams, functions and clients
Essential Skills and Experience
* Extensive, in depth experience of Primavera P6 with knowledge of administration functions for the package
* Experience with the construction of Level 3 and 4 plans including governance aspects, stakeholder management, the inclusion of key events and milestones, alongside the application of EAC resources, process of striking a PMB and experience of the PMBCR change procedure
* Knowledge of the alignment of Level 3 and 4 plans with the ability to identify a critical path to investigate methods to define and mitigate negative variances
* Previous knowledge of the supervision the leadership of SOE functions
* Previous experience of leading and conducting operations to achieve designated larger projects and conduct data presentation and analysis
* The ability to lead the proactive training, guidance and mentoring to junior planning members of staff increasing their SQEP, capability and performance
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.
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 that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Security and eligibility Some roles are subject to security and export control restrictions. All applicants must at minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Some roles require higher levels of National Security Vetting, which may require 5 to 10 years of UK residency for the vetting level.
Closing Date: 9th September 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Please submit your application as early as possible.
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