Babcock International Group

Programme Manager

Babcock International Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bristol • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Lead a multi‑disciplinary leadership team to deliver systems for the Dreadnought class SSBN, from design into manufacture
  • Engage senior internal stakeholders (including Group level) to align priorities, unblock challenges and drive programme outcomes
  • Partner with our customer to coordinate delivery, manage interfaces and maintain accountability for schedule, cost and quality
  • Direct and mentor a team of Senior Project Managers, each owning major workstreams, ensuring integrated planning and reporting
  • Oversee governance and risk management across manufacturing phases, supply chain and equipment delivery to Barrow

Requirements

  • Proven track record delivering complex engineering programmes from design through to manufacture within complex supply chains
  • Demonstrable leadership of large, multi‑disciplinary teams — setting priorities to meet delivery commitments and financial goals
  • Senior stakeholder management across customer, supplier and internal executive levels
  • Experience operating in an engineering or manufacturing environment (submarine or defence sector experience welcome)
  • Ability to drive change and transformation with clear outcomes and disciplined programme control
  • There are no mandatory formal qualifications for this role; proven programme leadership in complex engineering environments is critical
  • Recognised project management qualifications such as APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) or Chartered Project Professional (ChPP) (or equivalent).
Benefits
  • 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
  • ‘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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
programme managementengineering programmesmanufacturing processesrisk managementsupply chain managementproject planningreporting
Soft skills
leadershipstakeholder managementteam mentoringchange managementcommunication
Certifications
APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)