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Job Title: Business Continuity Manager

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak, can be open to other BAE sites, working 1-2 days weekly onsite

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

Salary: Up to £69,000 dependent on skills & experience + executive package

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.

Role description:

You will act as the subject matter expert for Business Continuity and Operational Resilience Management (BCM/ORM), leading its implementation across the business. You will develop, maintain and oversee resilience plans to minimise the impact of incidents, emergencies or crises, while ensuring ongoing compliance with BCM/ORM policies and standards.

Core duties:

• Acting as the Business Continuity and Operational Resilience Management subject matter expert
• Maintaining BCM/ORM plans, documentation and compliance with business continuity policy requirements
• Coordinating training, identifying development needs, and supporting resilience awareness across teams
• Facilitating audits, reviews, testing exercises and post-incident improvement activities
• Collaborating with local coordinators, representing the business in resilience forums, and sharing updates

Essential skills:

• Experience applying Business Continuity and Resilience practices within complex organisations
• Experience creating and implementing business management processes
• Ability to train, influence, and lead others – particularly those outside of your direct hierarchy
• Relevant qualification or professional qualifications gained through industry (e.g. CBCI / CRM / DRI / Institute of Risk Management Diploma, Professional PM Qualification) OR years of relevant practical management experience
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience influencing senior leaders
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and working effectively across virtual teams

The Quality & Business Assurance team:

Your work will ensure that we can continue working when things go wrong and ensure people are taken care of when a business incident or crisis occurs. You’ll run exercise scenarios to test our response in the event of a crisis, and work alongside the leaders of every department.

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: 4th November 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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