Assistant Project Engineering Manager

Job Title: Assistant Project Engineering Manager

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak – Minimum 3-4 days onsite

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

Referral Bonus: £2000

Grade: GG11

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.

Role Description:

Support the successful delivery of Torpedo Development projects by contributing to technical leadership, project delivery and team coordination. You will assist in managing scope, schedule, budget and risk, ensuring engineering activities are delivered effectively and integrated across wider programme teams. Working at Senior Engineer level, reporting into the Programme Lead, you will provide day-to-day technical guidance and administrative supervision to engineers, supporting high-quality engineering outputs and project objectives. The role offers the opportunity to develop project engineering leadership capability while contributing to the delivery of complex defence systems within a collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment.

Core duties:

• Lead the day-to-day delivery and performance of assigned projects, contracts, suppliers and work packages, ensuring objectives are achieved safely, efficiently and to agreed timescales.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee the work of engineers and technical specialists, ensuring project tasks are delivered to the required quality, cost and schedule.
• Allocate and manage work activities, monitor progress and provide guidance to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Provide engineering leadership within a defined discipline or specialist area, supporting the development and delivery of technical solutions and engineering activities.
• Support the development and performance of team members through coaching, training, feedback and performance management activities.
• Assess the technical suitability and feasibility of engineering solutions, providing recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Apply technical expertise to resolve complex engineering challenges and support the successful delivery of project objectives.

Essential Skills:

• You'll have experience managing project risks, costs, budgets, schedules, quality, resource utilisation and stakeholder relationships, ensuring projects are delivered effectively and efficiently
• You'll have strong project coordination and planning skills
• You'll have an analytical mindset with the ability to interpret financial and programme performance data
• You'll have an understanding of project management governance and lifecycle management processes
• CEng (or equivalent) or working towards Chartership is desirable
• You'll be able to work collaboratively across multifunctional teams in a complex project environment

The Sting Ray Mod 2 team:

You will be joining a team with a focus on underwater weapons, playing a key role in delivering upgrades and re-designs to the Sting Ray weapon system. As the programme transitions into the next stage of development, you will contribute to the evolution of a world-leading torpedo capability, supporting long-term upgrade, manufacture and sustainment activities for years to come.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 23rd November 2026

Job Title: Assistant Project Engineering Manager

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak – Minimum 3-4 days onsite

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

Referral Bonus: £2000

Grade: GG11

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.

Role Description:

Support the successful delivery of Torpedo Development projects by contributing to technical leadership, project delivery and team coordination. You will assist in managing scope, schedule, budget and risk, ensuring engineering activities are delivered effectively and integrated across wider programme teams. Working at Senior Engineer level, reporting into the Programme Lead, you will provide day-to-day technical guidance and administrative supervision to engineers, supporting high-quality engineering outputs and project objectives. The role offers the opportunity to develop project engineering leadership capability while contributing to the delivery of complex defence systems within a collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment.

Core duties:

• Lead the day-to-day delivery and performance of assigned projects, contracts, suppliers and work packages, ensuring objectives are achieved safely, efficiently and to agreed timescales.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee the work of engineers and technical specialists, ensuring project tasks are delivered to the required quality, cost and schedule.
• Allocate and manage work activities, monitor progress and provide guidance to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Provide engineering leadership within a defined discipline or specialist area, supporting the development and delivery of technical solutions and engineering activities.
• Support the development and performance of team members through coaching, training, feedback and performance management activities.
• Assess the technical suitability and feasibility of engineering solutions, providing recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Apply technical expertise to resolve complex engineering challenges and support the successful delivery of project objectives.

Essential Skills:

• You'll have experience managing project risks, costs, budgets, schedules, quality, resource utilisation and stakeholder relationships, ensuring projects are delivered effectively and efficiently
• You'll have strong project coordination and planning skills
• You'll have an analytical mindset with the ability to interpret financial and programme performance data
• You'll have an understanding of project management governance and lifecycle management processes
• CEng (or equivalent) or working towards Chartership is desirable
• You'll be able to work collaboratively across multifunctional teams in a complex project environment

The Sting Ray Mod 2 team:

You will be joining a team with a focus on underwater weapons, playing a key role in delivering upgrades and re-designs to the Sting Ray weapon system. As the programme transitions into the next stage of development, you will contribute to the evolution of a world-leading torpedo capability, supporting long-term upgrade, manufacture and sustainment activities for years to come.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

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: 23rd November 2026