Lead Project Professional – Delivery
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Occupation Type
Business and financial project management professionals
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£56,500
(£28.97 per hour)
Occupation rate applies
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Description
Job Title: Lead Project Professional – Delivery
Location: Barrow-in-Furness. Onsite.
Salary: £47,271+ depending on skills and experience
What You’ll Be Doing
Your skills and experiences:
Location: Barrow-in-Furness. Onsite.
Salary: £47,271+ depending on skills and experience
What You’ll Be Doing
- End-to-end management of multiple projects
- Plan, monitor and control project scope, schedule and delivery across the full lifecycle
- Maintain project documentation and manage risks, issues and contractual deviations
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management
- Manage Principal and Sub-Contractors through construction phases
- Oversee project budgets, financial applications and capital spend forecasting
- Review method statements, risk assessments and technical documentation
- Facilitate design reviews and lead regular project meetings
- Ensure effective control of cost, quality and programme during site implementation
- Prioritise workload and coordinate deliverables through proactive stakeholder engagement
Your skills and experiences:
- Experience applying project management and planning processes
- Qualification in Construction, Engineering or Project Management
- Health & Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH or NEBOSH)
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 Site & Facilities Major Projects Department
Would you like to play a key role in shaping, managing and maintaining the infrastructure of the BAE Systems Site? We currently have a vacancy for a Lead Project Professional at our site in Barrow-in-Furness.
As a Lead Project Professional, you will be working within the Site & Facilities Major Projects Department and will be responsible for the refurbishment and construction of existing and new facilities across an extensive industrial site.
This role will provide you with the opportunity to work both autonomously and as part of a dynamic project team. You will have the freedom to make decisions over the delivery of a wide variety of construction, engineering and civil-related projects ranging from £5k to multi-million. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
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: 12th March 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.
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: 12th March 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.