Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Bristol or Plymouth, Devon.
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69735
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 Project Manager at our at Bristol or Plymouth, Devon site.
The role
As a Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of a major transformation programme, supporting the SAP migration across our Mission Systems business.
Day-to-day, you’ll be
- Leading project delivery and ensuring milestones are achieved on time and within budget.
- Managing stakeholder relationships across multiple business units, influencing and driving collaboration.
- Overseeing project controls, reporting, and governance to support informed decision-making.
- Motivating and guiding your team, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
- Identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies to keep the programme on track.
This role is full time role with 37 hours per week based in at Bristol or Plymouth, Devon. Hybrid working patterns are available.
Essential experience of the Project Manager:
- Proven experience in project management within a complex or regulated industry.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage teams and resolve conflicts effectively.
- Knowledge of project controls tools and their application for decision-making.
- Commercial and financial acumen with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage stakeholders at all levels.
Qualifications for the Project Manager:
- PMQ or PPQ (desirable) or equivalent project management qualification.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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.
Closing date: 08/12/2025
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