IT Programme Manager

4 days ago

Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom BAE Systems Full time £60,000 - £90,000 per year

Job Title: IT Programme Manager

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

Salary: Circa £75,000 dependent on experience

What you'll be doing:

  • Leadership of the network portfolio team members
  • Support the project managers to deliver their project objectives and enable success / operational excellence by removing blockers
  • Drive delivery and proactive management of projects within the portfolio to time, cost and quality
  • The point of contact for any project issues, supporting resolution with customers and partners in a collaborative way
  • Deliver succinct reporting across the portfolio in a timely manner, with focus on project performance reporting to senior leadership

Your skills and experiences:

  • Experience of project management delivery in complex , challenging environments
  • Proven experience and understanding of managing IT projects, programmes and portfolios
  • Recognised project management qualification or equivalent experience
  • Competent team leadership experience
  • Management of supplier and partner performance

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 EIT Network portfolio team

Working with our partners to deliver business critical network projects to underpin and enhance the IT services delivered to our organisation worldwide. We work with our partners, MoD and internal Customers across all Sectors to deliver both strategic and tactical solutions. You will have the opportunity to grow in this role and support the transition in new ways of working with a growing number of partners and the conception of One DDC.

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: 6th November 2025

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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