BAE Systems
Project Professional
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Job Title: Project Professional
Location: Glascoed. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: £45,177
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.
Job Description
As a Project Professional in the AWMS IDT, you will be responsible for conceiving and delivering a range of small but vital projects. Being responsible for the management and execution of the projects/work packages/tasks, you will be measured by the successful completion of milestones to cost and quality targets by working with both Engineering and Operations to scope and then monitor the progress of projects/work packages/tasks and where required, lead problem solving activities to allow swift resolution of issues, or escalation to the Portfolio Manager for further support.
Core Duties
- Provide project management support to the Portfolio manager
- Deliver defined work packages / tasks to cost/schedule/quality targets
- Monitor and report project/programme performance for schedule, technical, financial and quality objectives.
- Lead problem-solving sessions to pro-actively overcome project issues
- Ensure that work packages / tasks adhere to the Operational Framework and LCM Mandates
- Support the creation of proposals for follow on tasks / work packages
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Essential Skills
- You will have Project Management experience, ideally from a comparable industry (Defence)
- You will have formal training / experience in Project Management, with knowledge of scheduling, cost management, and risk software tools (e.g. MS Project & Predict!), as well as experience of SAP is preferred
- You will have strong stakeholder management skills
- You will have strong team working across functional and company boundaries
- You will be passionate, who drives for results
The Advanced Weapons & Munitions Support (AWMS) Team
We design, manufacture, upgrade, and support combat vehicles and provide ammunition, precision munitions, artillery systems and missile launchers to a global customer base.
BAE Systems is proud to equip the British Armed Forces and international customers – our specialist engineers work in partnership with our customers, to provide world-class products and engineering services.
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.
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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: 5th 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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