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Project Engagement Lead

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Job title: Project Engagement Lead

Location: Preston / Farnborough

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £49,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborating with Business Groups and assigned business analysts to understand and capture the future project pipeline in accordance with the planned/unplanned criteria

• Collaborating with Project Delivery Leads, Service Technical Authorities, Service Managers and Third Party Suppliers to create project responses which includes resource effort estimates for the definition phase of project delivery in accordance with process and SLAs

• Act as a first point of escalation for all relevant Business Group/BRM project escalations

• Work in collaboration with the Portfolio Manager to assist in the implementation of management actions necessary to prevent or recover individual project/programme performance issues

• Demonstrate the successful delivery of agreed benefits

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Stakeholder management

• Project management experience

• Good understanding of the IT infrastructure/software

Desirable:

• Change management exposure

• Familiarity with computer-based Project Management tools including MS Project, MS Office, etc

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 leave incentive.

The Business Change and Engagement Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Business Change and Engagement Team and work closely with our Land, Air and Sea Divisions/Teams to successfully implement complex IT Systems whilst having involvement in large, multi million pound projects.

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 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.

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