About

• Job Title: Assistant Project Manager - Analysis and Design
• Location: Portsmouth – Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
• Salary: Circa £55,000 commensurate on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing

• Accountability for delivery of projects to budget, time and quality
• Tracking and driving project financials, including CRSs, invoicing, and monitoring spend versus forecast
• Utilising experience in risk management to address project risks effectively
• Applying good commercial acumen to project activities
• Ensuring adherence to essential procedures based on personal knowledge of Project Management principles
• Multitasking effectively and provide clear direction, guidance, and support to project teams
• Managing internal and external stakeholder relationships effectively

Your skills and experiences

• Recognised as a Project Manager practitioner with project delivery experience
• Ability to resolve project related problems that do not have routine solutions
• Commercially and financially astute with experience in financial reporting and managing budgets
• Knowledge of good bid practice and process
• Possesses strong and refined communication and diplomacy skills, capable of influencing internal and external stakeholders
• Working towards a Professional PM Qualification or equivalent practical experience gained through application of Project Management

Benefits

• As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Analysis and Design team

• This is a key management role within the Analysis and Design team, driving the successful delivery of the T26 training programme. You’ll lead projects to budget, schedule, and quality, applying good commercial acumen and project management expertise to manage financials, CRSs, invoicing, and forecasts.
• You’ll use your experience in risk management to address issues proactively, ensure adherence to essential project procedures, and provide clear direction across multiple workstreams. The role also involves building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support effective collaboration and delivery.
• Join a dynamic team at the forefront of an exciting programme, where your leadership and problem-solving skills will make a real impact.
• 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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.
• Closing Date: 2nd December 2025
• 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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