Project Delivery Director - Norway

Project Delivery Director - Norway Frigate Programme

We currently have an opportunity for a Project Deliver Director – Norway Frigate Programme.

As Project Deliver Director – Norway Frigate Programme you will be responsible for leading the Capture and Mobilisation of the >£6B Norway Frigate project, from a successful preferred bidder announcement, through to securing the Manufacturing Contract and into the main delivery phase. The role will be part of the Future Business & Technology Leadership Team through to the Type 26 Batch 3 Contract Award, when it will transition to the UK Shipbuild Programmes team.

The Norway frigate Project is a very significant and strategically important export contract for the company and for the UK. The position holder will lead the internal Naval Ships teams working to secure and deliver the project and will have significant interaction with both UK and Norwegian customer and industry senior stakeholders, representing the company and ensuring the BAE System’s strategic objectives are maintained and delivered.

As Project Delivery Director you will develop and lead discussions on the Contract Quality Offer, supporting contract negotiations, delivering the Supply Chain solution, managing any product change and establishing any Norway required performance reporting with the UK MOD and Norway. The role will also lead our Norway-facing activity in Norway, working with the Industrial Collaboration team, advisors and other stakeholders.

As a member of the Naval Ships FB&T leadership team this role will significantly influence the overall strategy, planning and successful delivery of our future bids, programmes and technology projects.

Your main responsibilities as Project Delivery Director:

· Lead the capture activities for the Norway Frigate project, including the development of cost, schedule and requirements baselines

· Develop, set and implement the overall strategy for the Norway frigate programme mobilisation and route to contract

· Lead the negotiation and award of deliverable contracts for project Mobilisation activities and the Manufacturing Contract

· Lead the mobilisation of the Norway Frigate project through the early lifecycle phases, setting the project up for success, setting the execution strategy and delivering early phase outputs

· Deliver agreed product change outputs for any changes requested by the customer

· Lead the engagement and negotiation with the Supply Chain to secure beneficial supplier contracts with a total value of c£3Bn and to meet the shipbuild schedule

· Lead the interface between Norway and the Type 26 Programme, working closely with the Programme Director - UK Shipbuild Programmes, and the UK Shipbuild Programmes PMO

· Lead all customer (UK and Norway) and business contract/ performance reporting during the Mobilisation phase, working closely with the Type 26 Programme Management Office

· Support and collaborate with the Industrial Collaboration (IC) team in the International Programmes Director area, and across the wider BAE Systems, to ensure the Norway IC requirements and commitments are being delivered, and to ensure consistent reporting and messaging to our customers.

· Have direct Line Management of the Norway Capture and Mobilisation team (7 to 9 direct reports, approx. 25 to 100 direct team as Project mobilises and grows).

Your skills and qualifications:

· At least 10 years’ experience in defence or manufacturing business with proven track record of leading teams across complex programmes; leading projects and delivering to time, quality and cost; and of managing complexity, risks and uncertainty.

· Experience of working as a member of a programme leadership team with delivery accountability.

· High level of understanding of cost estimates, contracting, project management and programme integration in a complex programme environment.

· Good knowledge of early phases of programme lifecycle desirable.

· Strong experience of People Management and leading multi-discipline teams.

· Strong experience of managing and working with customers, external partners and suppliers

Location: Scotstoun

Grade: GG15

Our Naval Ships business

We design and manufacture a range of naval ships and state of the art combat systems and equipment, giving customers the capability to fulfil extensive naval operations. From offshore patrol vessels through to the latest City Class Type 26 frigates that we are building for the UK Royal Navy, and the Australian Hunter Class and Canadian Surface Combatant, we are a business that operates on a truly global platform and can offer a wide range of opportunities where you can play your part in these challenging and exciting projects.

Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK naval engineering business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what’s important to you, whether that’s job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we’ll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

We want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

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

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Closes 07/11/2025