Head of Project Management Capability

Job Title: Head of People & Capability – Project Management

Location: Warton (3 days per week onsite)

Salary: £92,700+ with car allowance and bonus, depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Accountable for the Project Management Strategic Workforce Plan for the Air Sector

• Responsible for leading the Organisational Effectiveness (including sprints) for Project Management across the Air Sector

• Accountable for establishing the Project Management Supply Plan for the Air Sector

• Responsible for Project Management resourcing for the Air Sector across all pipelines of supply – early careers, experienced hires, on-site subcontract

• Responsible for all aspects of the talent process including skills framework and for assessing levels of project management SQEP (suitably qualified and experienced person).

• Responsible for skills development programmes for the function

• Lead interface the trade union and employee representative groups

Your skills and experiences:

• Relevant Project Management degree or equivalent experience

• Proven ability in Project Management integration, including planning

• In-depth knowledge of people capability elements and talent management

• Effective interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration across a large, dispersed functional model

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 team:

Our purpose is to enhance operational capability across the Project Management, Project Control, and Business Support community through an optimised approach to Sustainable Workforce Planning. We serve as a central hub for our community and the focal point for People and Capability engagement. We value strategic thinking, accountability, and adaptability in dynamic environments. Our success is built on delivering results through clear processes, open communication, and a culture that fosters innovation and continuous improvement. To lead this team, you will inspire and empower others, enabling every member to perform at their best and contribute to our shared goals.

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.

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: 29th August 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.

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