Senior Project Manager

Job Title:                      Senior Project Manager

Location:                      Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:            £59,110.00 + Benefits

Role Type:                    Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF68082

Lead Complex Projects That Shape the Future of Defence and Engineering

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 Senior Project Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll take ownership of delivering high-value, complex projects within our Capital Portfolio team. This is a pivotal role where your leadership and expertise will drive outcomes that matter - for national security, for our customers, and for your career. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, lead integrated Project teams, and ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.

Day-to-day, you’ll be accountable for the delivery, control and reporting of a number of complex projects within a wider programme.

• Leading and performance managing integrated project delivery teams
• Planning, monitoring and reporting on complex projects
• Managing customer and stakeholder relationships
• Establishing governance arrangements and clear accountabilities
• Driving continuous improvement and resolving issues proactively

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 Senior Project Manager

• Proven experience in Project Management, ideally in facilities or plant environments
• Full project lifecycle experience
• Exposure to projects across varied products, services, and phases
• Awareness of contracting methodologies
• Understanding of cross-functional lifecycle requirements

Qualifications for the Senior Project Manager

• Chartered or working towards Chartership in Engineering, Project Management, or a technical discipline
• Minimum NVQ Level 4 in engineering, technical, or business discipline (e.g., BTEC HNC)
• APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or equivalent
• Desirable: APM Risk Management Level 2 or equivalent

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) 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. 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
• 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: 22/01/2026

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