Lead Project Professional - Delivery (Prototyping)

Location: Barrow in Furness- We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: £45,628+ Dependent of skills and experience
What you'll be doing:
+ Manage the prototyping schedule and oversee the integration into the wider SSNA master schedule
+ Managing the overall scope of prototyping activities required to de-risk the programme through a maintained prototyping Matrix
+ Support the development of a framework that delivers prototypes from inception to manufacture
+ Reporting on the status of the project, schedule, risk & opportunities
+ Management of direct reports and cross functional stakeholders, This is an exceptional opportunity to become a key member of the Programme Architecture Team, the custodian of the SSNA Programme requirements. In this role, you will oversee the Pilot & Prototype delivery project, ensuring its successful integration into the broader SSNA Programme. You will play a critical role in shaping the project scope and integrating it within the programme master schedule. This position offers the chance to collaborate closely with a diverse range of stakeholders, including internal teams from Engineering, Design, Planning, Manufacturing, and Capability Delivery Projects, as well as external stakeholders such as the Senior Leadership team and wider Intellectual Partners.
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.
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.

+ Professional Project Management qualification or relevant experience
+ Understanding of Lifecycle Management and Governance Framework
+ Knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management
+ Engineering or Manufacturing background with knowledge of Engineering Lifecycle Management
Desirable
+ Understanding of Benefits Assessments and management methods
+ Experience managing cross enterprise stakeholders

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.