Project Engineering Manager

Job Title\: Project Engineering Manager

Location\: Portsmouth Broad Oak – hybrid working - 3-4 days per week on site

Referral Scheme\: £2000

Grade\: GG12

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 will be giving consent for the Recruitment Team to contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Role description\:

You will be responsible for leading and delivering complex engineering programmes and projects across multiple systems, technologies and disciplines. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, coordinate customer, supplier and partner interfaces, and ensure delivery meets cost, quality, schedule and performance requirements. The role involves integrating solutions, resolving technical challenges, and applying innovative engineering approaches to achieve contractual objectives.

Core duties\:

• Leading and developing engineering teams, suppliers and subcontractors to deliver safe, high-quality project outcomes
• Building capability through coaching, development and effective deployment of engineering resources throughout the project lifecycle
• Planning, coordinating and overseeing engineering activities to ensure delivery meets cost, quality, schedule and compliance requirements
• Driving solution integration, configuration control and issue resolution, ensuring technical risks and opportunities are effectively managed
• Collaborating with customers and stakeholders to shape solutions that meet operational, contractual and technical requirements
• Championing continuous improvement, governance and engineering best practice, including design reviews, technical approvals and bid evaluations

Essential skills\:

• Ability to act as the technical authority, ensuring engineering standards, governance and best practice
• Can provide expert engineering guidance across projects, programmes and complex engineering activities
• Experience in leading and developing engineering professionals, fostering capability, performance and continuous improvement
• Ability to solve complex technical challenges through innovative, creative and practical solutions
• Can build strong stakeholder relationships, aligning engineering delivery with business and customer needs
• Experience in leading design reviews and technical assurance activities, supporting robust decision-making and compliance
• You will ideally be a Chartered Engineer or are able to achieve CEng in the short term

The Simulation & Training team\:

Join us in shaping the Future of our Simulation & Training Sector. Building on our heritage of cutting‑edge, world‑leading training solutions such as MCTS, we are rapidly evolving our portfolio to enhance existing capabilities while pioneering brand new simulation systems deploying cutting edge technologies such as Digital Twins and AI, designed to counter emerging and future threats across the battlespace. Through close collaboration with our customers and sustained investment in exceptional talent, we are committed to remaining at the forefront of defence innovation and defining the next generation of Simulation and Training solutions.

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\: 20th November 2026