Care and Maintenance Project Manager

Job Title: Care and Maintenance Project Manager

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £59,110 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67065

Shape the Future of Naval Engineering

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Care and Maintenance Project Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Care and Maintenance Project Manager, you’ll lead a critical programme that supports the UK’s submarine capability - a role that truly makes a difference to national security. This is an opportunity to influence outcomes that matter, while advancing your career in a dynamic and highly respected sector.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for building and developing an integrated Project Delivery team that works together to ensure project success.

Leading and coaching a multi-disciplined Project team to deliver against key milestones Managing stakeholder relationships, including the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) Developing detailed project plans and monitoring progress Overseeing budgets, resources and subcontractor performance Driving effective risk, change and issue management across the project lifecycle

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2-3 days in the office/onsite and 2-3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Care and Maintenance Project Manager

Proven leadership and team coaching experience Strong track record in managing and delivering engineering projects Expertise in APM competencies: schedule, risk, change control, budgeting Experience working within a matrix organisation Excellent stakeholder management skills

Qualifications for the Care and Maintenance Project Manager

APM Project Management Qualification (preferable) APM Project Risk Management Level 2 (preferable) Degree qualified (desirable) APM Chartered Professional (ChPP) or Risk Management Level 2 (desirable) Commercial qualification (desirable)

Security Clearance

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

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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 is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 12/01/2026

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