Our Project Managers need to combine a blend of technical, management and leadership skills to play a pivotal role in the team-based delivery of technically focussed work including system development and integration projects.

Applied Intelligence develops a diverse range of solutions and we are able to offer our Project Managers a wide variety of work with other highly-skilled Digital Intelligence consultants.

What you will be doing:

• You will be accountable for the delivery of a project or programme with responsibilities including:
• Management of client engagements and business development opportunities.
• Production of estimates and project plans.
• Successful delivery of the project to time, quality and cost. Take appropriate cost reduction measures such as early mitigation of risk to reduce overall cost of delivery and spend of contingency.
• Preparation of work orders and project documentation (PID/PMP, status reports, change control notes and other key documentation).
• Selection and application of project delivery methods/lifecycle.
• Identification and active management of risks and issues with an impact on delivery and finances.
• Work closely with and drive delivery of your team, particularly working closely with project technical architects and development teams.
• Day to day project/delivery management of technical delivery teams including task assignment and review Recruitment, selection, allocation and performance management of your team members.
• Support new business development and contribute appropriately to proposals and/or propositions Management of scope and requests for change.

What we are looking for:

Essential:

• Bespoke software development experience.
• Client facing.
• Strong company stable career background.
• Clearly showing appetite for success.
• Prince 2, APM or similar project management qualification.
• Experience of Agile Development.

Drawing on existing experience you should be able to quickly develop a good understanding of the business problem being solved and the technology solution being developed. You should be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills working with the wider team at BAE Digital Intelligence and/or from 3rd party or client organisations to achieve this.

Excellent understanding of estimation and will be able to provide reasoned estimates of both timescales and costs involved in development and system integration projects drawing on technical experts who will be using a number of complementary techniques including top-down and bottom-up approaches.

• Able to work relatively autonomously to shape and undertake individual assignments or work streams within larger programmes
• Capable of effectively managing technical teams of and providing clear leadership and direction to mixed work streams, involving both clients and/or additional third parties to deliver the project collaboratively.
• Able to influence and persuades others with tact and authority and show empathy towards clients whilst retaining a commercial focus - as an example leading the negotiation of contract change requests.
• Have an excellent understanding of the impact of change on delivery plans and are able to manage change control tightly and guide the client in selecting whether to implement changes in current workstream or suggest future development phases.
• Be able to manage and control all project risks and issues, escalating risks/issues with suggested solutions as appropriate and controlling resources and spend within the project budget and timeline.
• Capable of managing delivery teams of up to 10 people and able to use a range of delivery techniques including waterfall, iterative and agile methodologies and adhere to BAE Applied Intelligence's project management processes.
• Able to consistently contribute proactively and positively to team briefings and to lead and motivate staff.
• An excellent academic record in a technical/numerate discipline, but just as important is demonstrable expertise in a relevant consulting or technology area, strong client-facing skills and evidence of continued career progression.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.

About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,800 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Launched in 2022, Digital Intelligence is part of BAE Systems, and has a rich heritage in helping to defend nations and businesses around the world from advanced threats.

Division overview: Financial Services

At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and the financial sector is one of the biggest targets for cyber-attacks. Our Financial Services business unit is responsible for all of our clients in the financial sector and handle all areas of these relationships. AI's Financial Services Division helps banks, insurers and other major financial institutions to combat fraud, unauthorised trading and money laundering, and meets their regulatory compliance obligations.

As a member of the Financial Services business unit, you will be responsible for providing critical services to clients in the financial sector and ensure that we remain a leading name in cyber security. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.