Special Projects Strategic Account Manager

Job Title: Special Projects Strategic Account ManagerLocation: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: Competitive Salary + BenefitsRole Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF64684

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 Special Projects Strategic Account Manager.

The roleAs a Special Projects Strategic Account Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a critical, customer-facing role responsible for maintaining the current portfolio’s thematic alignment with customer and authority requirements, while strategically capturing and shaping future workstreams.

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with the core team, manage existing relationships, build a pipeline of new opportunities, and champion initiatives that advance the directorate’s mission and impact.

Portfolio Oversight: Ensure projects meet customer and authority standards, addressing scope or objective changes proactively.Pipeline Development: Shape and execute strategies for future work aligned with strategic goals. Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with stakeholders, understand evolving needs, and support initiatives like J3/5 and CONEMP. Thematic Leadership: Lead and provide expertise in a specific thematic area, turning customer needs into project opportunities. Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with leadership to align project planning with long-term growth objectives.

This role is full time 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Special Projects Strategic Account Manager:

Recent Military/HMG full-career experience J3/5 ‘real-time’ operational ‘high stakes’ experience CONEMP build and understanding at a senior stakeholder level Agile and Pace driven delivery & execution (to include overseas in a tactical operational context) Subject Matter Expert in a relevant context to the thematic (EW/CITI/Technical Exploitation/SpecOp etc)

Qualifications for the Special Projects Strategic Account Manager:

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security ClearanceThe successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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 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: 05/06/2025