Portfolio Manager

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Glascoed , United Kingdom

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Job Title: Portfolio Manager

Location: Glascoed (preferable), Radway Green or Washington – Minimum 3 days per week onsite.

UK and Poland travel when required.

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £57,824

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology\-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Portfolio Manager within the Capital Investment Team supporting a Technology Transfer service into Poland, you will play a key role across the full investment lifecycle, from requirements definition through to operational handover. This role suits someone who thrives in a fast\-paced, evolving environment and can effectively balance multiple priorities.

Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager, you will build good, collaborative relationships across functions, sites and stakeholders. You will lead integration of internal delivery, manage customer\-facing partnerships, and provide clear, regular reporting on programme status and financial performance to senior leadership.

Core duties:

• You will lead and deliver key work packages within the Programme, ensuring alignment with portfolio objectives and business priorities.


• Have responsibility for end\-to\-end delivery, maintaining accountability for schedule, technical, financial, and quality outcomes


• Ensure you build and maintain considerable customer and supplier relationships, managing expectations through regular communication


• You will plan and manage financial performance, achieving targets for orders, sales, margins, and cash flow


• You will be required to liaise with key internal stakeholders across several functions , and ensure accurate reporting and forward planning using business tools

• Degree qualification (or equivalent experience) with proven project delivery in engineering or manufacturing environments, including defence


• Formal project management training (APM, PMI, PRINCE) with experience using tools such as MS Project, Predict! or SAP


• Solid understanding of project management practices, with awareness of commercial, financial and cross\-functional considerations


• Demonstrated success delivering programmes to time, cost and quality, managing risks and opportunities effectively

The Poland Transfer of Technology (ToT) team partners closely with our Polish customer in a trusted, client‑friend relationship, delivering critical operational capability. Spanning three munitions sites; Glascoed, Washington and Radway Green collaborating and sharing key expertise through the technology transfer programme.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 9th July 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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