Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Scotstoun - hybrid pattern – minimum 3 days weekly onsite
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £64,000 depending on skills and experience + bonus scheme
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Role description:
This role is responsible for running the Project Management Office for a range of low – medium projects with varying complexity, as well as leading a number of these projects. You may also support a Project Manager, Head of Project, or Project Director in the delivery of larger, more complex projects.
The successful candidate will contribute to P3 integration activities, helping to ensure project management processes are aligned, coordinated, and effective. This includes analysing project performance and providing insights that support informed decision-making and delivery outcomes.
Core duties:
Accountable for the budget, performance and results of the team
Apply project management expertise to adapt plans, priorities, and resources to ensure successful delivery
Leading project governance and lifecycle reviews, ensuring compliance, effective tailoring, continuous improvement, and informed decision making throughout delivery
Leading, coaching, and develop team members, fostering high performance, growth, and collaboration
Essential skills:
Experienced professional with extensive knowledge of Project Management (tools, techniques, practices)
Strong communication and influencing skills, with commercial awareness and stakeholder engagement experience
Proven people leadership experience, with the ability to motivate, develop, and manage high-performing teams
Professional PM Qualification (APM or PMI as examples) or years of practical experience gained through application of Project Management
The Future Business & Technology team:
Join a team shaping the future of naval capability. The Future Business & Technology team sits at the heart of securing tomorrow's naval programmes, driving business growth, delivering complex bids and leading pioneering research and technology initiatives. Working across industry, academia and BAE Systems, the team develops innovative solutions that support UK and international opportunities, influence the future of shipbuilding, and help ensure our products and capabilities remain at the forefront of maritime innovation.
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.
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: 30th July 2026 - interviews will take place W/C 10th August 2026
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.
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