Graduate Project Manager

Graduate Land Project Manager

Location: Glascoed (Clwyd)

Start Date: 8th September 2025

BAE Systems is proud to equip the British Armed Forces and international customers with a range of munitions products, from small arms ammunition through to heavy artillery, tank ammunition, warheads, and payloads.

Supporting the armed forces with some of the most advanced munitions capabilities in the world is one of the most exciting career moves you could make. We are looking for people with the passion, drive, and skills to give the best they can every day, to make sure our troops receive only the very best. In return, we offer you a role you can be proud of, that lets you grow and develop in the UK’s leading defence, aerospace, and security company.

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 under-represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Graduate, you will join our Project Management team, where you will be responsible for the planning and execution of a variety of small yet vital projects. You will oversee the management and delivery of projects, work packages, and tasks, ensuring they meet key milestones within the set budget and quality standards. This role involves collaborating with both Engineering and Operations to define project scope, monitor progress, and address any challenges. When needed, you will either resolve issues directly or escalate them to the Portfolio Manager for additional support.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Working collaboratively with your team you will be involved in the development, design, and manufacture of propelling charges for new munitions products and maintaining performance of legacy products.
• Conducting manufacture, assembly, and inspection of a variety of explosively filled stores with pyrotechnic and secondary explosive material.
• Support the conducting and analysing performance tests for energetic materials and chemical properties.
• Characterisation of materials for key physical and chemical properties report writing.
• The role will require interaction with both customers and senior members of the team, and as such you will be able to communicate across all levels and demonstrate an understanding of how their tasks link to the wider Heavy Munitions aims.
• Prepare regular reports to enable the Portfolio Manager to create summary reports for the family of products, using data from business project control systems.

Skills

As a minimum requirement, you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Studies or Project Management.

Opportunities for Growth and Development

We encourage employees to explore projects beyond their primary responsibilities, providing them with diverse experiences. With a wide range of products and a multinational presence, there are ample opportunities for employees to engage in various projects and initiatives.

Community Involvement

In addition to professional development, BAE Systems values community engagement. Employees are encouraged to participate in community projects, STEM initiatives, and employee resource groups, offering valuable learning experiences outside of their regular roles.

Retention and Career Development

Recognising the importance of retaining talented individuals, we offer sponsorship, career development support, and high-potential development programs. These initiatives aim to help employees plan their careers effectively and provide opportunities for accelerated development for those who demonstrate aspiration, ability, and performance.

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.

On commencement of employment, you will be paid a one-off non-consolidated lump sum payment of £2,000 (the “Welcome Payment”). The Welcome Payment is subject to the normal deductions and will be paid with your first salary payment. This provides you with the perfect opportunity to ease your transition, whether this be relocation costs, securing housing, ensuring smooth and reliable transport needs, or anything to help kick-start your career in BAE Systems.

Inclusivity Within Our Recruitment Process

We 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.

Our Environmental Responsibility

As a future-focused business, we’re committed to changing the world we live in for the better. Our target is to achieve net zero emissions by 2030, and we’re innovating new ways to develop on-site renewable electricity and setting ambitious targets for water consumption and waste generation.

Export Control/Security

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.