Analysis and Design Project Manager

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager - Analysis and Design

Location: Portsmouth – Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £55,000 commensurate on skills and experience

Referral Scheme Bonus: £1000

Grade: GG11

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:

Accountability for delivery of projects to budget, time and quality

Tracking and driving project financials, including CRSs, invoicing, and monitoring spend versus forecast

Utilising experience in risk management to address project risks effectively

Applying good commercial acumen to project activities

Ensuring adherence to essential procedures based on personal knowledge of Project Management principles

Multitasking effectively and provide clear direction, guidance, and support to project teams

Managing internal and external stakeholder relationships effectively

Your skills and experiences:

Recognised as a Project Manager practitioner with project delivery experience

Ability to resolve project related problems that do not have routine solutions

Commercially and financially astute with experience in financial reporting and managing budgets

Knowledge of good bid practice and process

Possesses strong and refined communication and diplomacy skills, capable of influencing internal and external stakeholders

Working towards a Professional PM Qualification or equivalent practical experience gained through application of Project 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 Analysis and Design team:

This is a key management role within the Analysis and Design team, driving the successful delivery of the T26 training programme. You’ll lead projects to budget, schedule, and quality, applying good commercial acumen and project management expertise to manage financials, CRSs, invoicing, and forecasts.

You’ll use your experience in risk management to address issues proactively, ensure adherence to essential project procedures, and provide clear direction across multiple workstreams. The role also involves building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support effective collaboration and delivery.

Join a dynamic team at the forefront of an exciting programme, where your leadership and problem-solving skills will make a real impact.

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.