Senior Client-Side Construction Project Manager

Salary: £60,000+ plus Overtime and Benefits

Job Title: Senior Client-Side Construction Project Manager

As a Senior Client-Side Construction Project Manager, you'll provide strategic leadership for major capital construction projects that enable the future of our aircraft manufacturing business. Acting as the intelligent client, you'll shape project requirements, establish delivery strategies and lead multidisciplinary design teams through the successful delivery of new manufacturing, assembly and specialist test facilities.

Accountable for project outcomes from business case through to operational handover, you'll balance cost, programme, quality, risk and stakeholder requirements while navigating complex technical, operational and regulatory environments. Working closely with senior business stakeholders, consultants and contractors, you'll ensure our projects deliver lasting value for the organisation and its end users.

• Act as the intelligent client on behalf of the business and end-users, shaping project objectives, defining delivery strategies and ensuring investment decisions support operational and strategic business needs
• Establish, manage and control the overall project brief, scope and success criteria from inception through to completion
• Appoint and manage the professional services team (e.g. designers, cost consultants, planners) and oversee their performance and coordination
• Develop, maintain and oversee the project programme, ensuring key milestones, approvals and deliverables are achieved on time
• Monitor and control the budget, including cost planning, value engineering, change control and financial reporting
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, ensuring appropriate risk allowances, contingency strategies and governance are in place
• Oversee construction delivery, monitoring progress, quality, safety and compliance with contractual and statutory obligations, (e.g. CDM Regs, Permits to Work, etc)
• Manage change management processes, ensuring variations are justified, approved and controlled in terms of cost, time and quality
• Coordinate commissioning, handover and close-out activities ensuring the building has all required documentation, certifications and aftercare arrangements
• Mentor and support Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers, sharing knowledge and promoting best practice across the project delivery team

Location: Samlesbury/Warton - Full time on site

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.

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: 10th November 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.