Programme Manager

Job Title: Programme Manager Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF61390

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 Programme Manager at our Babcock Technology Centre, Bristol site.

The Role As a Programme Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will lead a multi-disciplinary and multi-project team to deliver successful programme outcomes over the 10-year life of the contract with a near term focus on system acceptance and deployment.

Day-to-day, you’ll:

Provide leadership, support and coherence to a large multi-disciplinary programme team, helping them navigate complex problems by setting clear and prioritised short- and long-term objectives to meet delivery commitments and financial goals. Be responsible for interacting directly with both internal and external key stakeholders, ensuring their awareness and confidence, as well as effectively managing their concerns and expectations. Deliver coaching and mentoring to members of the project management and controls team driving up their competence and therefore impact to the programme. Set the conditions for revenue growth through active management of organic growth opportunities and development of capture plans for related opportunities of interest.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and requires regular travel to Babcock Technology Centre, Bristol OR Devonport, Devon on a weekly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential Experience of the Programme Manager

Have a strong level of Project and Programme Management knowledge, plus experience and track record in delivering complex engineering and technology programmes from initial design through to implementation and service integration. Experienced in identifying, understanding and management of programme risk. Excellent budget management track record with experience of control account structures Comfortable and confident communicating with a wide range of stakeholders both internal and external upwards and downwards, including customer facing. Have experience in building, leading and growing high-performance teams.

Qualifications for the Programme Manager

Holds a recognised project management qualification such as APM Project Management Qualification, Chartered Project Professionals or equivalent.

Security Clearance The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. The successful candidate will be able to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to achieve Security Clearance (SC) security check once in the 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement ‘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 Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met Flexible locations

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 26/03/2025

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