Work Package Manager (WPM)

Job Title: Work Package Manager

Salary: Up to £65000 depending upon skills & experience

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

What you’ll be doing:

• Proactively task and monitor a Systems Engineering team in accordance with BAE Systems’ processes to deliver the contracted deliverables against the agreed schedule as directed by the Project Engineering Manager.
• Support the Project Engineering Manager in the delivery of budgeted tasks, bids, installations and support to first line delivery teams through the efficient employment and tasking of systems and hardware and product team.
• Prepare/review engineering estimates and schedules for review by the Project Engineering Manager and/or other parties.
• Provide support to proposal writing, costing and bidding
• Forecast the required resource for each task and update the resource management toolset as directed by the Project Engineering Manager.
• Provide support to the Project Engineering Manager for the appropriate identification of engineering risks and subsequent analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of engineering reports for Governance Meetings.
• Deputies for the Project Engineering Manager as required.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• A sound knowledge and experience of systems engineering principles is essential
• A sound knowledge of Systems’ engineering governance and lifecycle management processes
• Some knowledge of hardware and software engineering principles/issues would be beneficial

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Simulation & Training team:

The WPM will be working alongside a Project Engineering Manager, Project Manager and System Design Authority to manage a team of Technical Leads and Systems Engineers to deliver a complex training system. They will also need to liaise with other supporting teams including Software, Hardware, Safety and Security.’

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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 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:18th March 2026

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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