Programme Reporting Lead

Job Title:                     Programme Reporting Lead

Location:                     Plymouth, Devon

Compensation:            £44,600 - £55,800 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent or Fixed Term Contract

Role ID:                       SF72755

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 Reporting Lead at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Programme Reporting Lead, you’ll take ownership of programme‑level reporting across a growing portfolio of major infrastructure investments within our Naval Nuclear business. This is a high‑profile role where your insight, analysis and reporting expertise will directly influence decision‑making, shape performance conversations and support the long‑term delivery of nationally significant defence programmes.

Day-to-day, you’ll design and deliver clear, trusted and insightful reporting that enables senior leaders to understand progress, risks and opportunities across multiple programmes. Working closely with project and programme teams, you’ll bring data to life, turning complex information into meaningful insight that supports effective planning, assurance and investment decisions.

• Designing, developing and maintaining programme‑level dashboards and reporting packs using clear and accessible data visualisation.
• Analysing cost, schedule, risk and performance data to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinating with project teams to ensure accurate, timely and consistent reporting across programmes.
• Facilitating regular reporting forums with the project management community to align reporting standards and expectations.
• Providing clear, data‑driven insight to senior stakeholders to support effective decision‑making.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Programme Reporting Lead

• Strong knowledge of project and programme controls, including cost, schedule, risk and change management.
• Proven experience in data modelling, analysis and performance reporting within complex environments.
• Hands‑on experience using reporting and visualisation tools such as Power BI, Azure DevOps and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to communicate insight clearly at all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively within cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications for the Programme Reporting Lead

• Qualification in a relevant discipline such as data science, finance, business or project management.
• Experience of P3M reporting and strategy development.
• Certifications in project or programme management methodologies (such as MoP, P3O, MSP, Prince2 or Agile).

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 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 24/04/2026

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