Lead Project Professional – Delivery

Job Description

Job title: Lead Project Professional – Delivery

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 £43,373 – depending on skills & experience

What you'll be doing:

• Improving the effectiveness and integration of a number of Programme Delivery Functions
• Recognising security as a strategic enabler, you will effectively de-risk the delivery programme by early identification and mitigation of security risks whilst maintaining our security related obligations
• Applying project control expertise in order to identify and pre-empt delivery issues, define their solutions and implement changes
• Facilitating production of Dependencies, Assumptions, Risks, Exclusions and Opportunities which will ultimately underpin contract negotiations with the MoD and the internal gate review process
• Reacting to ad hoc tasks, applying structure and mobilising work streams until they become embedded as normal business
• Management of problem-solving workshops and embedding enduring solutions into existing ways of working

Your skills and experiences:

• Hold or working towards a recognised project management qualification (e.g. APMQ or Prince2) or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Project Controls methodologies
• Experience in facilitating Risk reviews and identifying Opportunities
• Resource Management experience
• Experience in facilitating problem-solving workshops across wider teams

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Design & Delivery team:

You will have the opportunity to join the Submarine division and to provide sovereign capability to the UK. This role has a lot of variety, you will work with a wide variety of cross-function teams, providing a huge amount of visibility within the business.

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 15th May 2024.

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.

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