Project Lead

Company: BAE Systems
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Location: Preston
Job Description:

Project Lead

Contract: 6 months

£63.40 (Inside IR35)

Hybrid: 4 days per week – Warton (PR4)

Key Responsibilities;

AVCX Project Lead.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead on all project management aspects of delivering the AVCX Capability

  • Maintain, execute and deliver against the AVCX Schedule Level 3.5 and Level 4
  • Analyse schedule performance and manage impacts to milestones
  • Reporting on the delivery of AVCX to senior management including escalation of any key issues.
  • Track and manage project ADE’s
  • Identify, assess and mitigate project risks and delivery challenges
  • Manage Project forecasts and financial reporting into Alliance OBI reviews
  • Drive continuous improvement and Learning from Experience
  • Continuous monitoring of performance against schedule, cost and quality.

There will be an expectation for this candidate to be on site in Warton to ensure they are present for ongoing build and commissioning activities.

Proven experience of leading complex projects or capability delivery

Experience managing project schedules, budgets and risk.

Strong project management, stakeholder management and communication skills.

Posted: May 23rd, 2026