Head of Sites and Facilities - #187834

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Job Title: Head of Sites and Facilities

Location: Frimley, or other UK DI BAE sites

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

Salary: Circa £83,000 dependent on skills & experiences + 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 shape and deliver our Sites & Facilities requirements, working in close collaboration with business stakeholders and Shared Services to deliver the estate strategy. The role focuses on implementing an insight-led, future-focused and operationally resilient approach that ensures a seamless, issue-free workplace experience. You will be accountable for maintaining consistent corporate standards across the sites and will balance both strategic direction and hands-on operational delivery to ensure successful execution.

Core Duties

• Supporting creation and implementation of site plans, project and user experience
• Using data, trends, forecasts, and analytics to inform planning and drive insight-led decisions
• Providing clear visibility through utilisation data, dashboards, maintenance insights, and security status updates
• Managing space planning, asset registers, resilience planning, and lifecycle risks to support operational continuity
• Ensuring future-ready, compliant sites by anticipating regulatory, technological, and environmental changes
• Driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, and stakeholder communication through performance monitoring and timely issue resolution
  
  

Essential Skills

• Broad Facilities Management, Project Management, strategy or execution expertise, with a consistent record of delivering key projects across disciplines
• Proven experience balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery in complex organisational environments
• Significant experience working within large organisations, managing multiple budgets and driving business change
• Strong track record of leading complex, multi-site projects and delivering successful strategic outcomes
• Experience managing diverse teams, including influencing without direct line management authority
• Excellent analytical, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, translating data into clear, actionable insight
  
  

The Team

This role joins the COO organisation within the Digital Intelligence business area delivering operations such as procurement, IT, SHE, ESG and Facilities. The facilities area itself is small as we predominately partner with the shared services organisation to deliver our projects and day to day FM operations.

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: 5th June 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.