Equipment and Materials Manager

Job Title: Equipment and Materials Manager

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base

Grade: GG09

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

Able to undertake intermediate problem solving typically based on previous experience.

Have a good knowledge of Business processes and procedures.

Able to lead a small non-complex project or a work package of a larger project.

Identify, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project.

Applies appropriate PM methods and tools whether predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.

Agrees project approach with stakeholders, and prepares realistic plans (including quality, risk and communications plans) and tracks activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate.

Your skills and experiences:

Application of related PM Competencies will be expected at this level.

Comprehensive PM experience demonstrated in a professional capacity within a project.

Comprehensive understanding of one or more Project Management tools techniques and practices.

Experience of influencing stakeholders typically inside the company to achieve Business success.

Good understanding of the wider PM environment, and of developments and practices in the field.

Experience of building relationships and negotiating outcomes with internal stakeholders.

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 Type 45 team:

The Type 45 team is a fast paced and challenging environment that offers significant development. With multiple complex work packages and several stakeholders, joining the team will offer insight to Ship Repair during a crucial element of the programme. The team strives to complete milestones on time and offers a vast range of new project management techniques to be involved in.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 27th October 2025