Job Title: Quality Manager (2 Year FTC)

Location: Hybrid working with flexible site locations - Frimley, Samlesbury, Warton, London

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

Salary: £60,000+ Depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage all aspects of the day-to-day management of the deployment of a new Business Management System (BMS) toolset under the direction of the Head of Quality CTIO
• Manage the deployment plan for the new BMS toolset, ensuring that the User Centred Design (UCD) approach is followed
• Monitoring and reporting project performance for schedule, technical, financial and quality objectives and proactively manage risks and opportunities to the benefit of the project
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the stakeholder groups from each function, maintaining regular communications and managing expectations
• Proactively encourage and support all function’s stakeholder groups to prepare their data ready for migration to the new BMS
• Plan and deliver appropriate project deployment communications and engagement for various level across the BAE Enterprise, working with relevant stakeholders
• Primary contact for engaging with external supplier to organise setup, configuration and training requirements for the new BMS toolset

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience within a similar role working on BMS change projects including time, cost & quality management
• Experience using project management methodologies, Process Development, Process Mapping, Process Control, knowledge of Process Architecture
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation with strong stakeholder management experience
• A strong communicator with excellent presentation skills, and the ability to exchange factual information clearly at multiple levels internally and externally
• Ability to adapt, be flexible and to work within a dynamic, changing environment

Desirable:

• Experience deploying IT based systems
• IT Project Management exposure
• Demonstrated ability to lead a virtual team
• Awareness of the User Centred Design (UCD) approach
• APM Project Management Qualification or equivalent

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

The CTIO Team:

We have a 2-year newly created vacancy for a Quality Manager within the CTIO’s Quality Function. Global BMS is a change project implementing a phased rollout of improvements to our Business Management System (BMS) following a User Centred Design (UCD) approach and including the deployment of a new Enterprise wide toolset. Join the team at the initial stages of a global, high profile change project where you will be instrumental in its success.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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 your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation

Closing Date: 21^st February 2024

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.

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