Project Manager

Job Title\: Project Manager

Location\: Govan – Full time, onsite

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Referral Scheme\: £1,000

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 acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Job Description\:

As a Facility Project Manager, you will lead the delivery and operational performance of a key production facility supporting major naval shipbuilding programmes. Working within an Integrated Project Team environment, you will coordinate planning, production, engineering, quality and support functions to ensure work is delivered safely, efficiently and on schedule. You will balance demand across multiple ships and workstreams, optimise facility capacity and resources, and drive improvements in productivity, quality and delivery performance. Through proven leadership, stakeholder engagement and data-driven decision making, you will play a critical role in enabling successful programme delivery and future business growth.

Core duties\:

• You will lead the Production Facility Integrated Project Team to achieve delivery objectives
• You will manage facility performance, ensuring safe, efficient and on-time execution of work
• You will balance workload, capacity and resources across multiple programmes and priorities
• You will drive productivity, quality and operational performance improvement tasks
• You will monitor risks, constraints and opportunities, implementing effective mitigation actions
• You will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure integrated delivery and operational readiness

Essential Skills\:

• You will have proven experience leading complex projects or operational delivery within a manufacturing, engineering or construction environment
• You will have excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across multidisciplinary teams
• You will be able to demonstrate capability in planning, performance management, risk management and delivery of business objectives

The Production Facility Management Team\:

The Production Facility Management Team plays a vital role in delivering major naval shipbuilding programmes. Working within a highly collaborative Integrated Project Team environment, the team brings together expertise from production, engineering, planning, quality and project management to drive safe, efficient and high-quality delivery across a complex manufacturing operation.

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\: 6th November 2026