Project Manager

Job Title\: Project Manager

Location\: Filton, Broad Oak – Portsmouth , hybrid - 3 days on site 2 working from home - this role might include travel to other BAE Southern sites

Referral Scheme\: £1000

Grade\: GG11

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.

What you’ll be doing\:

The Project Manager - Hybrid Navy will play a critical role in delivering innovative projects that support the Royal Navy's future Hybrid Navy vision. Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager, you'll lead the planning, execution and control of technology demonstrators, concept studies, experimentation activities and customer-funded initiatives that are shaping the next generation of maritime capability. This is an exciting opportunity to combine hands-on project leadership with emerging technologies, working at the forefront of maritime autonomy, digital transformation and future naval operations.

Core duties\:

• Lead the delivery of Hybrid Navy projects, taking full accountability for cost, schedule, quality and performance while ensuring successful outcomes for customers and stakeholders.
• Act as Control Account Manager (CAM), managing project budgets, forecasts, risks, opportunities and financial performance to achieve delivery objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across Engineering, Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, Product Management and Business Development to drive project success and innovation.
• Support the development of future Hybrid Navy opportunities through customer engagement, bid support, planning activities and the delivery of technology demonstrators and capability development projects.

Essential skills\:

• Proven project management experience within defence, engineering, technology or complex systems environments, with responsibility for cost, schedule and delivery performance.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, governance and controls, including experience managing risks, budgets, stakeholders and integrated project plans.
• Excellent communication, planning and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across matrix organisations and multidisciplinary teams

The Team\:

You'll join a collaborative and innovative team at the forefront of delivering the Royal Navy's future Hybrid Navy vision. Working alongside programme leaders, engineers, technologists and defence customers, you'll lead high-profile projects that shape future maritime capability. The role offers exposure to cutting-edge technologies including autonomous systems, digital command and control and advanced sensing, while providing opportunities to influence senior stakeholders across the defence sector. With a strong focus on teamwork, knowledge sharing and professional development, you'll be supported to grow your career while helping others do the same.

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\: 15th September 2026, interviews for this role will take place w/c 21st September