Ship Delivery Manager

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

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Maritime Naval Ships are pleased to announce this progression opportunity for a Ship Delivery Manager.   This role sits within the Manufacturing Function at Govan.

As Ship Delivery Manager you will lead, manage and continuously improve the delivery of complex warship programmes in a project environment, ensuring effective integration and collaboration of all other ship delivery activities to achieve contract requirements. Deliver constructability solutions in the areas of Safety Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People.  You will also promote a quality and safety culture that ensures compliance with all Company and Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and agreed quality standards.

·       Ensure compliance with the SHE Management System, mitigating risks and improving overall SHE performance.

·       Accept responsibility for and demonstrate a visible commitment to Quality.  Lead by example and set high personal standards.  Make time for Quality as an integral part of the role and engage in effective communications to maintain the highest standards of quality.

·       Accountable for delivery of all planned work packages within your area of control.

·       Financial and project performance data.

·       CAM accountability driving cost improvement objectives and delivering to approved area budgets.

·       Accurate and timely updates and reporting to Monthly CAM Review Cycle.

·       To lead by example by demonstrating collaboration across multiple, functions and programmes to drive business continuous improvement and contribute to the ship build learning curves.

·       Create a spirit of mutual trust and common goals with your team, function and programmes based around your style of engagement and delivery.

·       Implement and maintain a robust level of succession planning across the team on a quarterly basis.

·       Responsible for the career development of all your team members, including apprentices, graduates, trade operators and line managers.

·       Accountable for the teams knowledge and compliance with all current or new work methods, deploying a coaching style to continually improve our performance standards.

·       Type 26 Build Strategy, using build method allowing for the Design for Build Safety Policy.

·       Ensuring implementation of change for Operations at the optimum time in the build.

·       Liaison with export strategies.

·       Thorough knowledge of integrated shipbuilding business processes in complex warship delivery environment.

·       Knowledge and experience in leading multi-functional project teams

·       Detailed knowledge of safety controls and procedures in a high risk operational environment

·       Knowledge in how to challenge traditional practices and implement improved alternative solutions to construction and testing employed in Naval Ships

·       Degree or equivalent in related subject preferable.

·       Recognised Project Management training (APMQ Certified), LCM Assessor / Chairperson trained preferable

Location: Govan, full-time on site.

Grade: GG14

Advert closes 15^th.  Interviews likely W/C 26^th October, possibly the week before.

Our Naval Ships business

We design and manufacture a range of naval ships and state of the art combat systems and equipment, giving customers the capability to fulfil extensive naval operations. From offshore patrol vessels through to the latest City Class Type 26 frigates that we are building for the UK Royal Navy, and the Australian Hunter Class and Canadian Surface Combatant, we are a business that operates on a truly global platform and can offer a wide range of opportunities where you can play your part in these challenging and exciting projects.

Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK naval engineering business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what’s important to you, whether that’s job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we’ll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential.

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.

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. For more information on our Inclusion work, please click here.