Key Takeaways
- Support project delivery throughout the full lifecycle, managing risks and stakeholder engagement.
- Starting salary of £34,000 with a £2,000 welcome bonus.
- Requires a 2:2 Bachelor’s degree or a pass at Master’s level in Project Management, Business, or Mathematics.
- Location: Portsmouth Naval Base (Hampshire), with a hybrid working arrangement (4 days on-site).
- Start date: 6th September 2027.
About the Role
This role supports the delivery of projects throughout the full project lifecycle, helping to ensure that customer and user needs continue to be met while planned financial and operational benefits are achieved. The individual assists in identifying, assessing, and managing project risks, applying appropriate project management methods and tools, whether using predictive or adaptive approaches. They contribute to agreeing project approaches with stakeholders, developing realistic project plans, and monitoring progress against schedules while supporting effective stakeholder engagement. The role also involves reviewing project data and analysis to identify areas of success and concern, as well as supporting the management of budgets, quality standards, and schedule adherence to help ensure successful project outcomes.
Core Duties
- Able to perform non-complex project reporting and scheduling.
- Query resolution of basic and routine problems.
- Develop a knowledge of Business processes and procedures.
- Administration and general office skills including spreadsheets/ Microsoft packages.
- Attend on the job training as appropriate.
Benefits
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Defence Solutions team
Become part of the only provider of complex powerful attack warships to the Royal Navy. Services range from warship availability, equipment and facilities, management training, product development and through life support for radar, frigates and the Queen Elizabeth Aircraft carrier.
Start Date
6th September 2027
Contract Length
Permanent contract