Project Leader

Job Title: Project Leader

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: £45,628+, depending on skills & experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the maintenance of obsolescence management plans, risk assessments and reports
• Coordinating obsolescence events from identification through to resolution or mitigation
• Complying with contractual requirements and undertaking work in accordance with governance procedures
• Supporting the flow of obsolescence requirements to suppliers and the review and monitoring of their deliverables
• Advising and mentoring on the application of obsolescence management activities and techniques appropriate to each phase of the Engineering Life Cycle
• Supporting the development of obsolescence resolutions by maintaining the appropriate toolsets

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Demonstrable Project Management experience
• Excellent stakeholder management experience with the ability to guide and influence

Desirable:

• Recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. APMQ or Prince2)
• Experience in Obsolescence management
• Knowledge of the Engineering lifecycle
• Proficiency with Team Centre and SAP
• Awareness of Risk 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 Spares & Obsolescence team:

This diverse role offers wide exposure across the business and involvement in different technologies across the build. You’ll be joining an evolving close-knit team where your progression is valued and the decisions you make will shape BAE Systems future ways of working. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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 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: 11th February 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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