Client-Side Construction Project Manager

Job Title\: Client-Side Construction Project Manager

Location\: Warton / Samlesbury

Referral Bonus\: £1000

Grade\: F

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.

Job Description\:

As a Client-Side Construction Project Manager, you’ll plan, procure, and govern the successful delivery of Facility projects across Warton & Samlesbury sites, which could include Major building refurbishments, large scale redevelopments, or simply repurposing of existing buildings. Owning the end-to-end delivery of this construction project, you’ll coordinate the requirements, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover – ensuring the completed facility meets the end-users needs.

Acting as client, you’ll align scope, budget, programme, quality and safety – while directing a team of multidisciplinary consultants and contractors.

Core duties\:

• Act as the client, on behalf of our end-users, defining project objectives and ensuring all delivery decisions align with cost, quality and programme requirements.
• Establish, manage and control the overall project brief, scope and success criteria from inception through to completion.
• Appoint and manage the professional services team (e.g. designers, cost consultants, planners) and oversee their performance and coordination.
• Develop, maintain and oversee the project programme, ensuring key milestones, approvals and deliverables are achieved on time.
• Monitor and control the budget, including cost planning, value engineering, change control and financial reporting.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, ensuring appropriate risk allowances, contingency strategies and governance are in place.
• Oversee construction delivery, monitoring progress, quality, safety and compliance with contractual and statutory obligations, (e.g. CDM Regs, Permits to Work, etc).
• Manage change management processes, ensuring variations are justified, approved and controlled in terms of cost, time and quality.
• Coordinate commissioning, handover and close-out activities ensuring the building has all required documentation, certifications and aftercare arrangements.

Essential Skills\:

• Proven experience delivering large-scale complex, high value construction or infrastructure projects (£20m+ preferred).
• Strong client-facing capability with excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Robust understanding of construction methodologies, industrial building systems and complex MEP installations.
• Experience in managing or working within NEC, JCT or equivalent contract forms.
• Competence in project management tools and methodologies (e.g. MSP, Primavera, APM framework, RIBA Plan of Works).
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary teams in a highly regulated environment.
• Strong commercial acumen and risk-based decision-making skills.

Qualifications\:

• Degree or HNC qualified in Construction or Building Services. However, other disciplines and experience within the Built Environment may be considered (eg. Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Project Management, Real Estate Planning and Master Planning etc).

The Investment Project Team\:

As a Client Side Construction Project Manager, you will act as a client-side project manager to ensure successful delivery of the design, planning and construction of a wide range of building, facility upgrade and estates projects across the BAE Systems sites. These projects can vary and could include key infrastructure upgrades, utilities installation or removal, building refurbishments, new buildings and installation of plant & equipment to provide manufacturing capability.

This role will provide you with a variety of work across our manufacturing business, set within our large secure industrial sites. This role could involve occasional travel within the UK. Overseas opportunities may arise if deemed necessary in the design or delivery of a project and is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge & experience.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive\:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

*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.

Closing Date\: 1st October 2026