Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute
Compensation: £57,000 - £71,500 Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF75710
Lead a major digital transformation programme supporting the future of the Naval Nuclear Enterprise
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 Manager at HMNB Clyde in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
As a Project Manager, you’ll play a key role in delivering the MAS9 Project, a major transformation programme focused on implementing a dedicated Enterprise Asset Management solution for the Naval Nuclear Enterprise. This programme will help modernise asset management capability, strengthen governance and support future operational requirements across a critical national infrastructure environment.
Day-to-day, you’ll coordinate project activities, manage governance and reporting, and engage with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure successful delivery. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a strategically important programme while developing your project leadership capabilities within the defence, engineering and technology sectors. Your work will directly contribute to delivering sustainable business change and enhanced operational performance.
- Managing project governance, reporting, risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle.
- Coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver project objectives in line with agreed scope, budget and schedule.
- Developing and maintaining project plans, documentation, financial information and delivery reporting.
- Engaging with programme teams, senior stakeholders and delivery partners to support successful project outcomes.
- Supporting compliance with regulatory requirements and ensuring effective project controls are maintained.
This role is full time, and is based on site at HMNB Clyde, in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
Essential experience of the Project Manager
- Experience managing large-scale information technology or digital transformation projects within complex environments.
- Experience in project governance, reporting and stakeholder management, including engagement with senior stakeholders.
- Experience within an information technology, software development or technical support environment.
- Experience leading project teams and coordinating cross-functional activities to deliver successful outcomes.
- Experience managing project risks, issues, dependencies and delivery schedules within regulated environments.
Qualifications for the Project Manager
Essential
- Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Management or an equivalent discipline.
Preferred
- Project Management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile.
- Understanding of recognised project delivery methodologies including Agile, Scrum and Waterfall.
- Experience using project management and planning tools such as Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project and related reporting solutions.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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.
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: 08/09/2026
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