Maritime Services

We serve and protect those who serve and protect us. Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK Maritime Services Business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent. At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

At BAE Systems we are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

Our Maritime Services Business

We support the Royal Navy and our international clients in the design and manufacture of naval ships and submarines, including their state-of-the-art combat systems and equipment.

As part of the Maritime Services team, you’ll play an important part in our supply and production. We design and build a full range of naval ships - from offshore patrol vessels through to giant aircraft carriers. And we provide the Royal Navy with its most advanced and powerful attack submarine fleet. Your expertise will contribute to our customers’ capability to fulfil their extensive naval operations globally. We are the only provider of complex warships and their combat managements to the UK Royal Navy’s surface fleet.

We pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. We’ll empower you to be your best and achieve your full potential. You’ll be encouraged to find and implement innovative solutions to develop and challenge the way we do things, identifying and prioritising continuous improvement activities across the business.

Join us where you’ll have the chance to make a real difference, where it counts.

PMO Analyst

Would you like the opportunity to join a new team to help shape how the portfolio works, developing processes and templates within our Digital Service Team for Maritime Services? We currently have a vacancy for a PMO Analyst to be based at our site in Portsmouth.

The role of the PMO Analyst is to support and guide the Project Team, playing an integral role in helping to shape the PMO function and services by managing the performance of a large programme of work, including: tracking project milestones, supporting the adoption of project lifecycles, risk and issue management, facilitating lesson learnt reviews, maintaining the information management repository, support portfolio level reporting and reviews.

Additional responsibilities include contributing to Quality and Audit reviews and at times providing PMO support to projects where necessary.

This role will provide you with opportunities to advance in further in PMO or provide you with the knowledge and expertise if you aspire to become a Project Manager. As you will be working alongside seasoned project managers on exciting projects and gain exposure to different parts of the business.

Your main responsibilities as a PMO Analyst will involve:

• Assisting in the development and implementation of the PMO function services, tools, standards and processes across the portfolio.
• Supporting and contributing to portfolio level reporting, analysis and facilitating portfolio reviews.
• Managing the risk management tool, maintaining the portfolio level risk register and monitor the performance of project risk registers through monthly reviews. Providing risk management guidance to project managers as required.
• Providing pre-project mobilisation services, through the implementation of key project controls for new projects.
• Supporting the LFE Champion in managing the lessons learnt repository, portfolio level lessons and review/analyse of new project lessons.
• Maintaining the project templates repository, by ensuring: all links are active, templates are up to date and new templates have been created and or added based on best practice.
• Liaising with other PMOs and Project Controllers across Maritime Services to share best practices.

Your skills and qualifications:

Essential

• PMO experience demonstrated in a professional role within a significant business or project.
• Good understanding and knowledge of one of more Project Management tools, techniques and practices.
• Experience of building relationships and negotiating outcomes with internal stakeholders.
• Risk Management experience demonstrated through managing risks at a portfolio or programme level.

Desirable

• Experience maintaining SharePoint sites, including the setup of libraries, and access.
• Relevant PMO/Project Management Qualification such as P30, APM, Prince2 or practical experience gained through application of PMO
• Experienced in Project Management Lifecycles

What we are looking for in you:

You should have good communication skills, both written and verbal with Strong problem-solving skills, based on previous experience and knowledge.

You should also have the ability to prioritise you own workload as you could be working individually or part of a team. Having good diplomacy skills to work across boundaries within the project to achieve optimum solutions would be advantageous, as you will need to be able to provide ideas, solutions, and best practices from previous experience. You should be open to a changing and fast paced environment.

Location: Broad Oak, Portsmouth

Salary: Competitive

Benefits

Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world’s leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.