Head of Programme Integration and Planning

Job Title: Head of Programme Integration and Planning

Location: Scotstoun – onsite

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

Salary: Circa £92,500 dependent on skills and experiences + executive package

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.

Role description:

The Head of Programme Integration and Planning for the Type 26 Programme leads, and is accountable for, planning governance, standards, integration, and professional discipline across the programme within the Programme Management Office. You will ensure planning across all value streams is aligned, coherent, and delivered consistently, while respecting the accountability of Projects, Delivery teams, and Value Streams. You will provide strategic frameworks, tools, and leadership to support planners embedded in delivery teams, maintaining excellence through functional guidance and assurance.

You will own the integrated planning architecture, set standards, and collaborate across engineering, supply chain, production, commissioning, and programme milestones to ensure effective integration. Acting as the central escalation point for planning issues, you will coordinate resolution and guide the Master Scheduler to ensure alignment with programme-level principles while delivery teams retain ownership of their plans.

Core duties:

• Leading programme schedule integration and analysis to enable accurate forecasting, insight, and informed decision-making
• Defining and governing programme-level planning strategy, standards, frameworks, and best practice across all value streams
• Providing inclusive professional leadership to the planning community, with functional oversight of planners embedded within delivery teams
• Acting as the central escalation point for planning issues, accountable to the Programme Director for coordinating resolution across delivery departments, value streams, and projects.
• Ensuring integrated planning coherence, aligning schedules with programme milestones, governance requirements, and cross-functional dependencies
• Strengthening planning capability, tools, and assurance, while partnering with Project Controls, Cost, Risk, and Reporting functions

Essential skills:

• You demonstrate exceptional leadership, influencing, guiding, and evolving planning practices without direct delivery ownership
• You act as the primary escalation point for planning issues, ensuring coordinated, timely, and effective resolution
• You hold advanced analytical skills to interpret complex data and drive clear, aligned understanding across teams
• You can communicate and collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders across delivery, engineering, production, and functions
• You lead cross-functional alignment, integrating planning with project controls, risk, cost, and delivery priorities
• You can coach and develop planning professionals, strengthening capability and enhancing the overall planning discipline, commercial disputes across major programmes
• Degree in Business, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience); professional certifications is desirable (e.g., APM ChPP, MSP)

The Type 26 Programme Management Office:

The Type 26 programme is an £8bn flagship UK defence initiative, delivering cutting‑edge warships at national and international scale. As part of a high‑performing PMO, you will join a collaborative, expert team driving innovation, governance, and delivery excellence across a complex, multi‑ship programme central to the future of naval capability. The Head of Programme Integration and Planning is a key part of the Type-26 PMO leadership team.

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: 12th June 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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