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Job Title: Project Manager Lead – Aircraft Availability

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

Salary: £54,793 + depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

Providing project management oversight of the maintenance and availability support to Hawk training aircraft

Supporting and preparing for customer engagement including achievement of contractual milestones and project performance data

Leading commercial relationships with joint venture partner

Integrating financial performance of elements of projects and preparing reports and communications regarding this to senior stakeholders

Supporting team and their professional development

Managing and interpreting project control data, including risk & opportunity management, resource, change control and earned value management

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Experienced project professional with knowledge of project management

Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to guide and influence senior stakeholders

Proficient understanding of project controls and data analysis toolsets

Desirable:

Professional PM Qualification or practical experience gained through application of Project Management

Understanding of the RAF and export Customer Organisations

Experience working in an on-base environment

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 Qatar Hawk Aircraft Support Team:

Operating from RAF Leeming, BAE Systems provides an availability service to support the Qatari Fleet of Hawk training aircraft and 11 Sqn QEAF. It’s a fast paced, operational environment, providing an opportunity work closely with our RAF and QEAF customers in support of the whole programme.

We’re a dynamic, customer facing team, operating at pace to deliver an exceptional service. The role reports directly to the Qatar Hawk Programme Manager and involves close working with the Qatar Emiri Air Force and Royal Air Force.

You will be leading the contract management and programme integration, in addition to overseeing project control activities required to deliver the Qatar Hawk Support contract. Working along-side the Squadron to deliver training output, the role holder is responsible for assimilating and integrating key performance data for both business and customer, facilitating the key reporting reviews and ensuring project governance requirements are appropriately discharged.

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 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: 3rd April 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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