Project Leader – Site & Facilities

Job Title: Project Leader – Site & Facilities

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: From £47,271 – depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering all Submarine operational capability for Dreadnought and future SSNA programmes

• Developing specifications for all plant and equipment requirements

• Managing the delivery of fabrication and manufacturing activities within Zone A

• Coordinating site works in line with CDM regulations

• Engaging with Supply Chain during the tendering process

• Managing cost accounts and delivery of a specific scope of work (including handover)

• Working closely with a wide range of internal stakeholders and principal contractors

Your skills and experience:

Essential:

• Background in coordinating complex site works

• Experience leading a team

• Knowledge of CDM regulations

• Stakeholder and sub-contactor management experience

• Proficient with Microsoft Office

Desirable:

• Background in Submarine production (e.g. Build/Manufacturing/Engineering)

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 Operation Facilities Engineering team:

Join a well-established, close-knit team in a varied and rewarding role with genuine opportunities for career progression. You’ll work with high-value products—over £300–400 million worth of equipment—while contributing to a growing business with potential for international travel. 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.