Project Manager reference: 1272987201

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 69848

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 Project Manager at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site, with occasional travel to Harrogate.

The Role

As a Project Manager, you’ll lead complex engineering projects that deliver cutting-edge Radio Frequency (RF) communications solutions for national and international customers. This is your chance to make a real impact - supporting critical defence programmes while advancing your career in a dynamic, fast-growing environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

Managing multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects on time, within scope and budget. Driving end-to-end project delivery, from requirements capture to handover. Applying effective risk and change management strategies. Coordinating technical and commercial solutions, pricing models, and proposals. Ensuring robust governance and stakeholder engagement throughout the lifecycle.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office and days working from home.

Essential Experience of the Project Manager

Advanced application of project management techniques in technical environments. Proven leadership of project teams, including matrix management. Strong financial and commercial acumen. Experience delivering solutions with internal teams and external suppliers. Background in Defence or Security sectors (highly desirable).

Qualifications for the Project Manager

APM PMQ or equivalent (Chartered status advantageous).

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. You will be required to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) security check once in post.

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: 17/12/2025

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