Performance and Business Manager

BAE Systems; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 69,000 - GBP 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Portsmouth seeks a Senior Service Integration and Change Manager to drive change initiatives and manage stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will possess a degree or professional PM qualification, alongside extensive experience in project management. This role offers a competitive salary up to £82,000 plus bonuses and flexible benefits, working on significant projects that support the Royal Navy's operations.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Degree level education or professional qualifications gained through industry.
• Professional PM Qualification or extensive practical experience in Project Management.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor project controls and service integration professionals.

Responsibilities

• Drive and manage change initiatives linked to service integration.
• Deliver outputs impacting the wider business and senior stakeholders.
• Liaise with other business functions for project performance information.

Skills

Change management

Strategic delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching and mentoring

Problem-solving

Education

Degree level education or professional qualifications

Professional PM Qualification

Job description

Job Description - Performance and Business Manager (00133544)

Performance and Business Manager - 00133544

Job Title: Senior Service Integration and Change Manager

Salary: Up to £82,000 (dependent on skills and experience) + 12.5% Bonus and Car Allowance

What you’ll be doing:

• Drive and manage change initiatives linked to service integration, tools, methodologies and process improvements, ensuring effective adoption across projects, programmes and stakeholders
• Operate in a strategic capacity, delivering outputs that can impact the wider business and senior stakeholders
• Will liaise with other business functions to ensure the delivery of progress and performance information for the project
• Has extensive knowledge and understanding of Projects/ Programmes/ Portfolios and the Business
• Has extensive experience demonstrated in a professional role within a business or project/ programme/ portfolio
• Has extensive knowledge of a range of PM&C methodologies and toolsets
• Will have significant knowledge & experience of influencing internal and external stakeholders
• Will have a strong ability to capture, evaluate and share good practice

Your skills and experiences:

• Degree level education or professional qualifications gained through industry
• Professional PM Qualification or extensive practical experience gained through application of Project Management
• Proven ability to coach and mentor project controls and service integration professionals, strengthening capability and best‑practice delivery
• Develop and implement effective solutions to problems, identifying, adopting and tailoring good practice as appropriate
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of both project and the wider business environment

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 Asset Management Leadership team:

In Warship Support/Asset management , we sustain the Royal Navy’s surface fleet from HM Naval Base Portsmouth, from platform maintenance and system upgrades to deployed operational support, we work alongside the Royal Navy to ensure fleet availability and mission readiness. Our work ranges from routine dockyard tasks to complex engineering enhancements, keeping everything from T45 Destroyers to Type 23 Frigates and Aircraft Carriers modern, effective, and ready for operations

This is a highly visible role working closely with an onsite customer every day, offering a real opportunity to see and feel the direct impact of your work and contribute to something of national importance. The role provides exceptional development, building skills in running complex businesses, managing high‑value contracts and leading significant change programmes, with opportunities to influence at scale and work internationally

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 10th February 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.