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Job Title: Project Planner Location: Warton. 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+ dependent on skills and experience What you'll be doing: This role will require you to develop and maintain integrated schedules across a varied and dynamic organisation You will be conducting scenario modelling to support the business in assessing new requirements, resource demand and impacts to delivery milestones A crucial part of your role will be to interact with internal Stakeholder Management You will be required to act as the Scheduling Subject Matter Expert and support less experienced members of the team Your skills and experiences: Experienced scheduling professional with extensive knowledge of Microsoft Project, Deltek Open Plan and/or Primavera P6. One or the other is essential Demonstrable experience of using toolsets in a complex environment, including creating complex schedules Experience with Stakeholder Management with the Ability to persuade and influence Able to work with limited supervision 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 Project team: Design Development Test & Evaluation is one of the largest organisations in the BAE Systems Air Sector, home to over 2,000 engineers and working on projects across EuroFighter Typhoon, Hawk, FCAS/Tempest, US Programmes (including F35) and our R&D organisation, FalconWorks. Key to the ongoing success and growth of this organisation is an evolving Project Control capability, in particular the need to further expand our network of integrated schedules across this entire organisation. To enable this a planning cell is being established within DDT&E where a team of schedulers will work across the engineering teams delivering our current projects as well as with our New Business teams looking at planning and estimating future work. 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: 17th December 2024 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.

Job title: Business Change Lead Location: Warton - 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: Lead the Business Change Team within the organisation, providing thought leadership, coaching and development Conduct Business Change activities including: Business Change Complexity Assessment, Health checks, Impact Assessments and Business/Change Readiness Assessments as identified Identifying, assessing and supporting the management of risks arising from the Business Change activities Liaising with the sector/function change network to ensure there is a continued understanding of the changes to be delivered. Conducting Training Needs Analysis and collaborating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop and deliver training (where appropriate) Proactively monitoring the progress of, and provide the required reporting for, Business Change activities and provide insightful recommendations Supporting a robust Business Readiness process to ensure the change can land effectively Developing communication plans and producing appropriate and engaging communication materials that are adapted to suit different audiences in the business and persona types Working collaboratively across the workstreams and with the sectors to ensure the appropriate Business Change activities are taking place and are effective in supporting successful programme outcomes Your skills and experiences: Essential: Must have successfully delivered Transformation or Business Change within similar size / complex organisations Good understanding and experience, including delivery, of Business Change Ability to manage senior stakeholders effectively and manage complex and diverse scenarios, focusing on high quality and delivery through others even in high pressured, time critical situations Ability to think analytically, to resolve problems and to identify solutions and causes Desirable: Experience in coaching and supporting leaders through Business Change PMDY or Change Management qualification or equivalent experience Benefits: You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Business Change Centre of Excellence team: We are the Business Change Centre of Excellence, we are a trusted partner to teams within and beyond Air in support of their change, improvement or transformation goals. We take a structured, repeatable and adaptable approach to Change that recognises people are at the heart of everything we do. We use a unique combination of Business Analysis, User Centred Design and Business Change capability to drive innovative solutions at pace, delivered through small multi-disciplined feature teams. 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. Closing Date: 17th December 2024 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.

Job Title: Project Lead Location: Barrow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: £40,100+ depending on skills and experience What you'll be doing: This role will require you to perform advanced project reporting & scheduling You will identify, assess and manage risks to the success of the project. Ensuring you apply appropriate Project Management methods and tools whether predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches. Agree project approach with stakeholders, and prepares realistic plans (including quality, risk and communications plans) and track activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate Ensure you have a comprehensive knowledge of Business process and procedures You will have the ability to manage the full project lifecycle to ensure that, over time, the needs of customers/users continue to be met and that financial and other benefits are achieved This is a role for an experienced project professional with a small team and the ability to deliver with limited guidance from the Line Manager You'll also have people manager responsibilities in this role Your skills and experiences: Essential Comprehensive Project Management experience demonstrated in a professional capacity and the specialist skills to ensure procedures are followed with the ability to define the standards which the others will operate. Guides others in application of Project Management processes Comprehensive understanding of one or more Project Management tools techniques and practices Good knowledge and experience of Project Management governance and assurance processes such as Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs). Typically an Assessor for Life Cycle Management (LCM) Reviews Knowledge acquired through job related training and on the job experience with theoretical and practical skills Desirable Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of PM policies, processes, procedures and systems 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 Weapon Systems UK team: As part of BAE Systems Platforms and Services sector, Weapon Systems (UK) designs, develops, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability to the wider BAE Systems business. Our global reach brings our customers a depth and breadth of expertise that meet critical needs in the air, on land, and at sea. Our mission strives for us to be our customer's trusted and affordable weapons provider, delivering enhanced effects on target and complete mission solutions. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities. 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: 17th December 2024 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.

Pay of £42,614 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. We need an IT Service Manager with ITIL4 certification or experience to work on our huge and varied IT estate in DWP. It's fast-paced working environment that will test your ITSM skills. You'll be challenged to respond to changing priorities while still delivering for our millions of users and around 100,000 colleagues. You will support colleagues across the DWP business to ensure that the required catalogue items are developed, deployed and maintained in line with the relevant policies, procedures, standards and agreements. Using ServiceNow (our service management platform) you will make sure catalogue item requirements are effectively developed, maintained and improved. The high volume of change drives a continuous pipeline of demand, and your relationship building skills will enable you to work collaboratively, managing expectations on a daily basis. There aren't many organisations working on IT at this scale. It's a brilliant place to fast-track your skills and your career. And we'll invest in you - you'll be part of a brilliant ITSM community of practice, with support, coaching, mentoring and formal learning in whatever blend works best for you. DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year, to support millions of daily users. Our DWP Digital teams are using fresh ideas and leading-edge technologies to create innovative, scalable and user-centric digital solutions that are changing how government works. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? ITIL4 Foundation Certification or demonstrable experience of using ITIL 4 Service Management Framework and relevant tools e.g. ServiceNow, particularly in the role of Catalogue Administrator. Experience in building effective working relationships, establishing credibility amongst a variety of demanding stakeholder groups, ensuring that products and services (including Service and Operational Level targets) are designed around user needs and are delivered and managed in line with agreed policies, processes and performance measures. Proven experience in interpreting data and complex information using strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to present findings to different audiences, to enable decision making and ensure that issues and queries are proactively addressed. Demonstrable experience in using negotiation and collaboration skills to successfully manage competing priorities in a fast-paced agile environment, ensuring that all change is communicated, delivered and managed with appropriate governance and to a consistently high standard of customer service and outcomes. Leadership experience in managing a small team to deliver effective outcomes in an IT Service Management role. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of £42, 614. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £12,345 a year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior IT Service Manager: £55,557 plus 28.97% pension, hybrid working, flexible hours and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. We're building on recent successes like bringing our IT in-house, introducing elements such as automation and self-service to our digital services, and accelerating the adoption of public cloud. DWP is the UK's largest government department, responsible for helping people into work and making payments worth over £195 billion a year to support some of the most vulnerable members of our society. You'll play a crucial role in transforming public services used by nearly every person in the UK at key moments in their lives. The scale of our work is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We would love for you to join us. Delivery. Work. Projects. As a Senior IT Service Manager , you will make sure we are delivering IT Services and support which achieve value and quality. You are also responsible for defining and maintaining mechanisms to ensure we meet performance targets, and working with finance teams to manage budgets. In this role you will be managing a team of six, ensuring they are supported in their roles, handling line management responsibilities, and fostering their professional growth. You'll also need to build strong relationships with internal departments and external partners (e.g., other government bodies, telecoms providers) - this means you need excellent communication and collaboration skills to navigate challenges and ensure smooth operations. Managing cost attribution for services consumed by internal and external stakeholders, requiring close collaboration with finance teams. The skills and experience you need: Experience in leading IT Service Management teams to deliver multi-channel IT support, to agreed service measures/OKRS's or project delivery targets in a cost effective and timely manner. Experience in shaping and implementing the people and service strategy for support services to drive and continuously improve engagement, availability, performance and process maturity of policies, standards and guidance used in delivery of the services. Strong people engagement skills, using focused techniques to create and deliver against clear action plans in response to feedback, strategic objectives and business needs. Evidence of strong communication skills in creating, strengthening, and owning stakeholder/business relationships to drive service quality, value for money and meet or exceed business and user requirements. Experience in co-ordinating analysis and resolution of complex issues arising, enlisting appropriate support from relevant stakeholders, and ensuring services are responsive to customer needs and wider policy changes. Demonstrable experience in ensuring new or changed support services are supported into live service whilst continuing to meet the expectations of customers and stakeholders. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team. Pay: We offer competitive pay of £55,557. Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth £16,000 a year. Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 , plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave. Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes: Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home Family-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Working in an award-winning environment and culture Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process. Stage 1: Application Stage 2: Interview We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES . Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital . Reference number 380180

Job title: Principal Engineer - Pre-Operations Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £43,000 What you'll be doing: Responsible for managing members of the asset integration team and delivery of work scopes Scoping and delivering asset integration and pre-operational activities for major site and infrastructure projects Developing integration strategies and through life management plans Liaising with and managing key stakeholders within the project, and end user function Responsible for the integration of new assets and infrastructure into site business management systems Implementing post-handover asset management arrangements Production and validation of working level instructions Deriving and developing operations, maintenance and asset management strategies Your skills and experiences: Essential: Degree qualified in a STEM subject, or equivalent engineering, maintenance, or operational experience An understanding of Asset Management principles Experience working within asset integration, or pre-operations Significant experience in managing complex stakeholder relationships Experience in managing scopes of work to challenging schedules Experience in the production and validation of working level instructions Desirable: Experience or exposure of project transitions to operations Basic understand of asset management Benefits: You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Asset Integration Team: This is an exciting and early opportunity to join a new team, tasked with integrating significant infrastructure expansion into the business, whilst individually being given the opportunity for professional growth within the function. We offer relocation support 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, 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.

Job title: Engineer - Support Engineering (LSA & Supply Support) Location: Barrow-in-Furness - onsite Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience What you'll be doing: Creating maintenance for a Submarine programme - identifying spares, carry onboard or build Perform Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) to ensure that systems and products are supported throughout their lifecycle Collating data such as drawings and technical manuals Understanding engineering drawings and breaking down equipment to create a disassembly sequence Writing maintenance task instructions Collaborate with design engineers to integrate LSA principles into the product development process Your skills and experiences: Essential: Previous experience working within a technical background A confident communicator Competent using computer systems Desirable: Experience working with Eagle Engineering qualification/relative experience Experience in working with Integrated Logistics Support Benefits: You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Logistic Support Analysis Team: The team comprises a blend of experienced professionals currently engaged in maintaining Submarine programmes. The primary focus is on identifying necessary spares for these activities. While this role is specifically for a future Submarine programme, there will also be opportunities to gain visibility into the existing Submarine programmes. The team is continuously expanding, offering ample opportunities for growth and development. There is significant room for professional advancement within Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), supported by a flexible and hybrid work environment. With ongoing projects and a stable workload, job security is a significant advantage. 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, 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.

Job title: Senior Engineer - Support Engineering (Technical Support & Authoritative Advice) Location: Filton, Bristol. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Competitive What you'll be doing: Providing specialist knowledge in responding to engineering queries raised by the MoD or Submarine Enterprise partners, relating to the design, safety, maintenance and operation of the equipment and systems installed in In Service Submarine platforms Liaising and building relationships with MoD, Naval personnel and third party Submarine Enterprise partners To technically review proposed support documentation for Dreadnought and SSNR (future submarines) to achieve final acceptance before publication Working independently and as a member of the Support Engineering Team. To attend and provide support to various Stakeholder meetings Identifying information to support the Change Approval Document (CAD) process and manage the Database providing outputs for revie The review and upkeep of various MoD sponsored publications including Books of Reference, Defence Standards and Joint Service Publications Your skills and experiences: Essential: HNC or equivalent in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or minimum seven years' experience. Competent user of Microsoft Software Packages Desirable: Submarine and / or Defence background Benefits: You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Support Engineering team: As a Senior Engineer - Support Engineering (Engineering Support - Publications), your duties will be technically challenging and diverse. As part of the Engineering Team supporting the submarine enterprise you will interact with varied Technical Authorities, MoD customers and the wider submarine community to deliver the documentation suites required to safely operate and maintain the current (Astute), and future (Dreadnought and Successor) Nuclear Submarines. You will coordinate with MoD customers to ensure that data to support technical documentation amendments is available, accurate and timely to support delivery to the programme schedule for In-Service, In Build and Future Submarines. You will analyse, interrogate and challenge Equipment & System design information to produce the Integrated Logistic Support requirements that support the Configuration Records, Operating Instructions, Technical Descriptions, Maintenance Task Information and Illustrated Parts Data, utilising a variety of supporting applications, to deliver through an Interactive Electronic Technical Publication. You will have the opportunity to build a varied and fulfilling career, supporting the most advanced submarines operated by the Royal Navy. 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.