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Lead Project Professional - Delivery

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  • Location: Barrow-in-Furness District
  • Salary: Up to £63.40 per hour + Umbrella Rate (Inside IR35) per hour
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted about 2 hours ago

  • Sector: Defence & Aerospace
  • Contact: Gemma Cummings
  • Contact Email: G.Cummings@jamrecruitment.co.uk
  • Duration: 6 Months
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Client: BAE Systems
  • Expiry Date: 06 January 2026
  • Job Ref: BBBH85490_1764074136

Location: Barrow - onsite full time

Duration: 6 Month Contract

Rate: £63.40 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)

Note: working on UK eyes only projects and will need to be eligable for SC

Overview:

A role within Test and Commissioning supporting various projects to enable material availability. Responsible for a project management team of 7. This role will also require the ability to assess and problem solve varying scope and support the effective allocation of work. You will liaise with several stakeholders across multiple contracts. Expected to attend and present within meetings to report project progression, escalate issues and risks. You will also work collaboratively with engineering and engage with stakeholders across departments to ensure successful project delivery.

The role holder:

  • Undertake scope assessment and work allocation with the ability to apply advanced problem solving.
  • Identify, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project. Applies appropriate PM methods and tools whether predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches. Agrees project approach with stakeholders, and prepares realistic plans (including quality, risk and communications plans) and tracks activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate.
  • Able to perform advanced project reporting & scheduling.
  • Able to manage the full project lifecycle to ensure that, over time, the needs of the customers continue to be met and that financial and other benefits are achieved.
  • Ability to lead on varying complexity projects and where applicable apply lifecycle management.
  • Administration and general office skills including spreadsheets/ Microsoft packages.
  • Deputises for the Project Manager as appropriate.
  • Responsible and lead a time of up to 7.
  • Collaborate and support with engineering to ensure project delivery in line with programme timings.
  • Accountable as a member of the Project Management team for supporting development and implementation of appropriately tailored PM practices.
  • Expected to provide technical support to team members.
  • Accountable for ensuring one or more aspects of PM practices in the project are suitable for purpose.
  • Responsible for the review and allocation of project scope.