Programme Manager

At Babcock, we're dedicated to creating a safe and secure world. Join us as a Programme Manager at our Plymouth, Devon site and play a vital role in this mission.

The Role

As a Programme Manager, you will take ownership of major infrastructure projects that support critical national capabilities. This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-profile projects from planning through to delivery, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, customers, stakeholders, and delivery partners to achieve outstanding outcomes.

You will be pivotal in driving project performance, managing risks and opportunities, and ensuring successful delivery against cost, schedule, and quality objectives. In return, you'll have the chance to develop your leadership skills, expand your project portfolio experience, and contribute to work that makes a genuine difference.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Build and lead integrated project delivery teams to define, plan, monitor, and successfully deliver complex programmes.
• Own customer, stakeholder, and delivery partner relationships, ensuring strong collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain effective governance arrangements to support successful programme delivery.
• Lead resource, financial, and subcontractor management activities, while supporting the development of colleagues and providing escalation support.
• Manage project risks, assumptions, issues, opportunities, and dependencies to ensure delivery objectives are achieved.

This is a full-time, permanent role based at Devonport, working 35 hours per week.

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable project management experience with a proven track record of delivering complex projects.
• Extensive recent and relevant experience within construction, engineering, infrastructure, or similar project-based environments.
• Full project lifecycle experience from project initiation through to completion.
• Experience working across a variety of project types, services, and lifecycle phases.
• Awareness of industry-standard contracting methodologies, including NEC and/or JCT contracts.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• APM Project Management Qualification (APM PMQ) or equivalent.

Desirable

• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) qualification.
• NEC and/or JCT qualification.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading: Buy or sell annual leave.
• 'Be Kind Day': One paid day off per year for volunteering.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package, including an employee assistance programme supporting wellbeing.

Babcock International has been defending nations and protecting communities for over a century. We are committed to adapting, advancing, and being a sustainable business.

We are a disability confident committed employer and welcome applications for reasonable adjustments. We are happy to discuss flexible working.