Assistant Project Manager

Job Title:              Assistant Project Manager
Location:              Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    £43,935.00 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:               SF60508

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

The role
As an Assistant Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Nuclear Facilities is a growing business unit within Babcock Nuclear Group. Our mission is to safely deliver world class nuclear facilities in support of the Submarine and Equipment programmes within the Devonport Royal Dockyard. We have a programme of investment over the next five years that will see the transformation of the facilities to support the companies’ ambitions. 

Day-to-day, you’ll provide project management to specific packages of work, support to Project Managers in the day-to-day delivery of programmes of work.  

• Coordinating customer interfaces and associated stakeholders including identification and monitoring of project risks, planning and implementing responses.
• Supporting governance arrangements for the delivery of the project, defining clear roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities
• Planning and delivery of elements of the project lifecycle including the submission of regular monthly performance reports and escalation of issues.
• Managing the delivery of physical works being undertaken onsite ensuring high safety standards are always adhered to.
• Working within established company policies and procedures whilst promoting company values and standards and exhibit appropriate behaviour in accordance with Company principles

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

Essential experience of the Assistant Project Manager:

• Knowledge and/or experience of Project Management techniques and activities
• Ability to capture project information and present it in easy-to-understand formats
• A proactive/flexible approach with the ability to work collaboratively with a strong focus on customer satisfaction
• Ability to build rapport and maintain relationships with both internal and external stakeholders at various levels of seniority
• A proactive approach with the ability to collaborate and inspire others to deliver outcomes

Qualifications for the Assistant Project Manager:

• Minimum ONC in an engineering discipline, Business qualification (Diploma in management minimum) or relevant industrial/commercial experience 
• APM Project Management Fundamentals (PFQ) or equivalent qualification in project management

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.

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

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: 29/11/2024

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