Job Title: IT Manager – Project Manager
Location: Barrow-In-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role
Salary: £58,000+ dependant on experience
What You’ll Be Doing
- Delivering complex projects within a programme of work supporting a business improvement function
- Overseeing the planning, execution, and closing of IT projects, ensuring they meet scope, budget, timeline requirements and aligned with organizational goals
- Communicate project status, risks, and issues to executive leadership and key stakeholders, providing clear and actionable insights
- Manage project resources, including personnel, budget, and technology, to optimize project outcomes
- Identify potential risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure project success
- Ensure that all projects adhere to quality standards and best practices in project management and IT governance
- Continuously seek opportunities to enhance project delivery processes and leverage new technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness
Your Skills And Experiences
- Comprehensive experience in IT project management, working on complex projects with deep understanding of project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall
- Proven leadership skills with experience managing large, cross-functional teams as part of project
- Strong understanding/knowledge of current IT trends and technologies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders and managing third parties
- Superior problem-solving skills and the ability to make critical decisions
Benefits
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive
The Product Fulfilment Team
This is an exciting opportunity to join an ever-growing Product Fulfilment team within IM&T. We are responsible for 20/21 functions that support the delivery of the submarine. This role is also unique in that the post holder will work directly with our business improvement function operational excellence to deliver a programme of work to align to their strategic goals. There will be the opportunity to work with key stakeholders in these major projects, and also the chance to to grow within the IM&T business area for the right applicant.
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.
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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation
Closing Date: 17th June 2024
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.
