Business Improvement Specialist

Job Title:              Business Improvement Specialist
Location:              Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    £42,245 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF59747

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 Business Improvement Specialist at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Business Improvement Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The role will support the identification, development, implementation and sustainment of key improvement projects driven by the Major Infrastructure Projects (MIP) Global People Survey results. 

Day-to-day, you’ll support the delivery of change projects, collaborating closely with the MIP line managers and workforce, including colleagues in the wider dockyard.

• Interface with the wider business to assist with strategic and local alignment of vision.
• Support the wider Integration team and function to ensure consistency of approach and reporting of activities across the Nuclear Sector and the wider business.
• Support the ongoing development of the tools and processes required to deliver changes, including drafting, commenting, and issuing of supporting documents and artefacts.
• Assist the delivery of existing change projects through the identification of dependencies and risks, assisting with identifying blockers and collaborating on successful outcomes.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Business Improvement Specialist

• Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to develop and deliver communications campaigns for disparate audiences
• A basic understanding of Project and Programme Management Principles 
• Basic understanding of Change Management
• Be proactive, and have a questioning mindset
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Qualifications for the Business Improvement Specialist

• Qualified to either PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM PMQ, or equivalent experience - Desirable

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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
• 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: 13/10/2024

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