Project Manager, IT Project Manager

Job Title:

IT Project  Manager

Location:

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

Salary:  Circa £57,000 dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing :

Managing  a number of medium-large projects to time, cost and quality within the Enterprise IT department via a matrix organisation

Working with suppliers to define and  manage  project plans which will achieve the project goals and consequent business outcomes via the tracking of key milestones / activities

Ensuring project delivery adheres to LCM (Life Cycle  Management ) governance and assurance criteria

Managing  and communicating directly with senior stakeholders across BAE

Identification and  management  of risks and opportunities

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Proven  experience of successfully delivering projects of size (£250k plus) and moderate complexity, delivering business outcomes

Proficient understanding of project lifecycle  management  / methodology

Experience of working within an environment with mature and established governance practices and processes

Experience of successfully  managing  3rd parties as part of delivery

Experience in delivering one of the following infrastructure technologies; hosting, networks, workplace, software application / upgrades

Desirable:

Formal Project  Management  training, preferably PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM (PMDY)

Proven  experience of both waterfall and agile project delivery methodologies

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 IT Project team

Within the project team, you will deliver business and enterprise IT Projects to cost, timescale, quality, and customer satisfaction, into the UK’s  Leading  Defence Companies. Be part of a collaborative environment which will give you opportunities for professional growth and innovation within a global organisation. This is an opportunity to work with the Product and Integration (P&I) Portfolio, amongst a team of Project Managers split across a number of functions.

This team will  manage  range of  active  projects, with varying time scales.

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:  23rd January 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.

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