Project Procurement Specialist

Job Title:         Project Procurement Specialist x5
Location:         Plymouth, Devon, 
Compensation:     £39,000 - £48,000 + benefits
Role Type:         Full time / Permanent
Role ID:         SF42530
 

Make your skills count

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 Project Procurement Specialist at our Devonport site
 
As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers’ defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility

Babcock International and Devonport 

The Project Procurement Specialist role is based within our Devonport Royal Dockyard business area.

Working at Devonport puts the best of the South West at your fingertips. Amazing scenery, vibrant towns and numerous leisure opportunities - It’s why Devon and Cornwall are such a desirable place to live and work.

Comprising of 14 dry docks, four miles of waterfront and 25 tidal berths, Devonport is the base for numerous surface vessels as well as the base and refit centre for the Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarines. Devonport has also recently been selected as the base port for the Navy’s new Type 26 frigates and will become the maintenance centre for the future submarine programme.

For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence Company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services. We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure and specialist training.

The role

The difference our new Project Procurement Specialist will make
As a Project Procurement Specialist , you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Over the next decade, the Submarines business within Babcock is entering an unparalleled period of activity, with Base Maintenance, Deep Maintenance and Decommissioning programmes across multiple vessel platforms. This, coupled with the need to ensure even better performance from our extended enterprise mean that now more than ever, the P&SC Function need to take a front and centre role in the support of planning, executing and performance-managing the Supply Chain needed to help deliver programmes that are critical to the defence of our Nation

Day to day, you’ll establishing project requirements, including those driven by the future bid pipeline. Design and engagement of a supply chain that meets project requirements. Support the delivery of project objectives through the rigorous management of contract and supplier performance. Assure supplier performance to time, cost and quality for contract requirements against scope of supplier responsibility. You will have responsibility for typically .£10m expenditure within the project(s) scope 

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise. 

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role is based on site in Devonport
 

Essential experience

•    Qualified to degree level or equivalent
•    MCIPS or equivalent professional qualifications
•    Must be a self-starter that does not need to be closely managed - experience of managing individual projects with little supervision/management
•    Understanding of contract terms and conditions and the ability to manage subcontract terms including flow-down terms from customer contracts
•    Deep understanding of planning and implementing supply arrangements, managing supplier performance and scheduling of deliveries
•    Understanding of cost models, for example in relation to the NEC models, familiarity with accounting practices, commercial audits, forecasting and valuations and supplier costing models  
•    You will need to satisfy security requirements. This will require you to hold or be eligible/capable of achieving ‘Security Check’ (SC) clearance.
 

What we offer

Generous benefits including:
•    Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays 
•    Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave 
•    Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
•    Employee share scheme – save tax and national insurance on shares, with 1 free share per 10 purchased
•    Employee shopping savings portal
•    Employment development allowance - £125 per year
•    Payment of Professional Fees
•    Reward and Recognition Scheme linked to Health and Safety
•    Working from home and flexible work patterns 
•    Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing 
•    Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
•    Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International 
For over 130 years, we have 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. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.
 
Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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.

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