Portfolio Manager

Job Title: Portfolio Manager

Location: Glascoed – 5 days site based

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

Salary: Circa £55,869 dependent on skills and experiences

Who We Are

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will lead the delivery of your project portfolio, monitoring and reporting performance across schedule, technical, financial and quality goals while providing professional project management and building good customer and supplier relationships through effective communication and expectation management.

You will identify and develop follow‑on business opportunities, deliver financial planning to meet targets for orders, sales, margin and cash, and ensure accurate forward‑load data is produced using business toolsets to support effective forecasting and portfolio decision‑making.

Core Duties

• You will hold a Degree-level qualification (engineering discipline preferred) or comparable experience in the engineering/manufacturing sector, with demonstrable Project Management delivery experience, ideally from a comparable industry (Defence)
• You will have formal training in Project Management (accredited by APM, PMI or PRINCE), with knowledge of scheduling and risk software tools (e.g. MS Project & Predict!), as well as experience of SAP

you will have ample proven skills in building customer relationships and achieving high levels of customer satisfaction

You are experienced in managing risks and opportunities to benefit the projects

You have experience working as a Project Manager or Project Engineer in the Manufacturing or Engineering sector

The Special Projects Team

You will be appointed to a newly established project team, assuming leadership responsibility for the delivery of individual work packages. Reporting directly to the Programme Manager, you will be accountable for ensuring the rigorous derivation and execution of the programme to achieve a robust and effective solution. Your responsibilities will include the meticulous planning of activities, providing sound and realistic completion estimates, and integrating appropriate risk mitigation measures to proactively address potential challenges. The position will be based at the BAE Systems Land UK site in Glascoed, Monmouthshire on a five-day working pattern within a hybrid-working environment with occasional travel to other customer, manufacturing and test and evaluation sites.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A Place Where Everyone Can Thrive

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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:

31st 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.