Job Title: Business Improvement Specialist – Lean and Agility
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £46,000 - £56,500 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF68570
Shape the Future of Defence and Engineering Excellence
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 Business Improvement Specialist – Lean and Agility at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.
The role
As a Business Improvement Specialist – Lean and Agility, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of driving transformational change across our operations. This is a dynamic opportunity to lead and deliver impactful improvement initiatives that span the full lifecycle of our defence and engineering projects. You’ll apply Lean and Agile methodologies to accelerate delivery, embed a culture of continuous improvement, and make a real difference to our people, processes, and performance.
Day-to-day, you’ll required to:
- Lead and deliver business improvement projects using Lean and Agile methodologies
- Facilitate and coach teams through stand-ups, retrospectives, and visual management
- Conduct workshops and process reviews to identify inefficiencies and implement solutions
- Develop and maintain process documentation aligned with governance and compliance standards
- Provide data-driven insights through dashboard reporting and performance analysis
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday 07:15 – 16:45 and provides hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Business Improvement Specialist – Lean and Agility
- Strong working knowledge of Lean, Agile, and continuous improvement frameworks
- Proven experience managing projects across all lifecycle stages
- Awareness of GDPR, data governance, and IT security principles
- Skilled in creating and presenting process documentation and improvement plans
- Proficient in visual reporting and insight generation using tools like Power BI
Qualifications for the Business Improvement Specialist – Lean and Agility
- HNC in a relevant Engineering or Business IT discipline (or equivalent)
- Demonstrable experience in delivering improvement initiatives within a relevant field
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 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: 26/11/2025
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