Programme Manager

Job Title:           Programme Manager
Location:           Hamilton, UK 
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:        Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:            SF62905

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 within Rail Systems Business Unit at our Hamilton site.

The role
As a Programme Manager you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will lead and manage the planning, and delivery of Frameworks, projects and contracts to ensure that all contracts and service agreements are delivered in compliance with all contractual, SQE and legal requirements. To ensure that clients are satisfied with all aspects of delivery quality and to continuously improve delivery to maintain a competitive edge.

Day-to-day, you will participate as a senior member of the Rail Systems team in formulating delivery strategies, plans and budgets and in monitoring performance to ensure that the delivery targets and margins are fully achieved.

• Lead a team of senior project managers, project manager and assistant project managers to plan, develop and implement works to meet or better tendered margins. Ensure that changes to scope and specifications are managed and that risk registers are robustly reviewed.
• Manage the organisation to ensure that all contract/service activities are carried out in accordance with all Health and Safety and other relevant legislation and company procedures.
• Direct the management team in the compliance with procedures and delegated authorities in the delivery of contracts/service agreements and regularly review performance.  
• Critically review P6 project plans to ensure effective delivery plans. These plans should fully resourced, costed and updated to reflect agreed specifications.
• Develop and maintain effective client relationships at framework level, monitor client satisfaction levels, respond urgently to client concerns and ensure improvement plans are developed, implemented and shared with clients.
• Engage in business development activities with existing and new customers
• Take responsibility for all programme level reporting, including but not limited to commercial, financial, SHEQ and delivery status

This role is full time 35 hours per week and <please select one of the following is based at Hamilton, Scotland. 

Essential experience of the Programme Manager 

• Strong experience at a senior level.
• Knowledge of processes, operational and associated safety matters.
• Ability to contribute to divisional decision making.
•  Experience of process control and improvement.
• Effective operator who delivers a robust business planning and reporting process

Qualifications for the Programme Manager 

• Engineering Degree
• Member of a relevant professional body, such as the Association for Project Management, with chartered status and/or educated to degree level
   

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) / Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) 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.