Programme Manager

Job Title:              Programme Manager
Location:              Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    £68,000 - £72,000 Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF62238

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 Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Programme Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is an excellent opportunity to manage a programme of facility and infrastructure upgrades on the Nuclear Site in Devonport Royal Dockyard. This is a key role in support of the UKs fleet of Vanguard-Class Submarines. 

Day-to-day, you’ll manage a programme of facility and infrastructure upgrades in support of the UKs Vanguard-Class Submarines.  

• Lead, develop and report on a team of nuclear project professionals.
• Drive accurate programme reporting against schedule, cost and quality and ensure projects are correctly governed and assured. 
• Mange key internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate risks within the programme.

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

Essential experience of the Programme Manager

• Experience of leading and managing project teams.
• Experience of delivering complex programmes of work on a nuclear licenced site or other highly regulated industry. 
• Experience of reporting on full project lifecycles.
• Experience of managing and delivering facility or infrastructure projects in regulated industries.

Qualifications for the Programme Manager

• Minimum NVQ Level 4 in an engineering discipline, technical discipline, business qualification (BTEC HNC in management minimum) or demonstrable work experience. 
• APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent qualification in project management.
• Chartership in engineering, project management, technical or business discipline preferred 

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: 28/02/2025

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