Job Title: Lead Project Management Professional Location: Broad Oak/Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Up to £53,000 Depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Deputising for the Project Manager as appropriate to ensure continuity of project delivery, maintaining communication with stakeholders, and overseeing day-to-day operations to keep projects on track Delivery of work package to time, cost, quality, including monthly schedule and cost forecasting Maintain accurate management of resource forecasting based on planned work Assistant Control Account Manager in support of the overall delivery of the control account Support the Identification, assessment, and management of project risks Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and project best practice Prepare reports, presentations and documentation for internal project and customer reviews Your skills and experiences: Essential: Extensive knowledge and working experience of project management techniques including resource planning and management, cost capture, analysis and forecasting, schedule planning and tracking, Earned Value Management (EVM), risk and opportunity management and change management Comprehensive understanding of one or more Project Management tools techniques and practices PM Qualification such as the APM Project Management Qualification or another appropriate PM professional body Desirable: Comprehensive understanding of Life Cycle 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 BAE Systems Naval Ship Combat Systems Team: As a project management professional for Naval Ships Combat Systems, you will be working closely with experienced Project Managers, to plan, coordinate and deliver one of our highly complex and strategically important projects, working across a portfolio which could include International Projects and/or MOD Customer Projects. You will gain hands on experience in project management process, stakeholder engagement and technical coordination, while contributing to projects that push the boundaries of engineering. This role would be a great fit for someone on the trajectory in Project Management building experience before running a larger programme with opportunity for growth potential in leadership and coordination. 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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ individuals. We also 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: 11th 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. LI-JM1 LI-Hybrid