Cyber Project Manager

Job Title: Cyber Project Manager

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: £47,683+ Depending on skillset

Referral Scheme Bonus: £2000

Grade: E

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

• Support and co-ordinate activities to manage and implement the Air Sector Cyber Security Service from initiation to final transition into operational, business-as-usual management
• Plan, schedule, monitor, and report on the Cyber Services implementation and their operational activities
• Ensure appropriate, effective, and comprehensive reporting and communication procedures are in place and followed for the services and their implementation project
• Maintain an awareness of current technical developments that may provide opportunities to the Cyber Services
• Ensure that the Services Implementation and Operation is delivered to realise agreed business benefits within agreed timescales
• Support the definition, documentation and successful completion of complex Cyber Services projects with adoption of project management methods and tools
• Ensure that effective project monitoring and control processes, change control, risk management and quality processes are employed and maintained
• Support in monitoring and controlling resources, revenue and capital expenditures against the project budget
• Builds and maintains relationships with senior stakeholders resolving issues over time and supporting planning and service delivery activities

  Your skills and experiences:

  Essential:

  • Experience of working in an IT function and relevant field
  • An understanding of emerging cyber requirements and industry best practices which will inform business transformation and operational delivery
  • Experience translating strategy and policy into process, procedure and deliverables
  • Experience of collaborating for success with key business stakeholders
  • Relevant vocational qualification or equivalent experience

    Desirable:

    • Experience of working in a similar role or 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 Cyber and Information Security Team:

      You’ll be joining a dynamic and collaborative team at the forefront of Cyber and Information Security within the Air sector. Our mission is to support and embed emerging cyber requirements and industry best practices across business transformation and operational delivery. The team works closely with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure cyber resilience throughout the supply chain, contributing directly to the secure delivery of critical Air sector programmes.

      We operate at the intersection of technology and strategy, translating policy into practical processes and ensuring alignment with wider business objectives. With a strong focus on continuous improvement, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement, we provide vital assurance and governance in a complex and ever-evolving security landscape.

      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: 8^{th July 2025}

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