Service Transition Manager

ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions; Leopoldsburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social security contributions

Annual leave entitlement

Public holiday entitlement

Commuting cost reimbursement

End-of-year bonus / 13th month

Company car or mobility budget

Company mobile phone and laptop

Home-working allowances

Job summary

Babcock International seeks a Service Transition Manager in Belgium to lead mobilisation and transition of a high-profile defence training programme at SIMCEN Leopoldsburg. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, supervise testing, and drive readiness for operational delivery, with travel to other sites as required.

The role requires governance experience, ISTQB Advanced Test Manager certification, and Dutch plus CEFR B2 French/English. This is a fixed-term, full-time contract for two years.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering test strategies and validation activities.
• Experience in UAT and system integration testing.
• Worked in governance-driven programmes or projects.
• Experience in defence, government or regulated environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and service transition management.

Responsibilities

• Design collaborative operational processes aligned to the target operating model.
• Develop and maintain test, evaluation and acceptance plans.
• Lead operational test and evaluation activities to ensure readiness.
• Coordinate stakeholders to deliver milestones, governance and acceptance criteria.
• Manage service assurance to ensure smooth transition into delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Service transition management

Test strategy development

User acceptance testing

Governance experience

Education

ISTQB Advanced Test Manager

Tools

Test planning tools

Job description

Manpower is proud to be supporting Babcock with the identification and attraction of talent for a potential new programme in Belgium.

Lead the seamless transition of critical defence services that help keep nations safe

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Service Transition Manager at the Belgian Land Forces Simulation Centre (SIMCEN), near Leopoldsburg, Belgium.

The Role

As a Service Transition Manager, you'll play a crucial role in delivering the successful mobilisation and transition of a strategically important military training and simulation programme. Working at the intersection of defence, technology and operational excellence, you will ensure that services, systems and processes are fully prepared for operational delivery, enabling our customer to achieve their mission with confidence.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence how critical defence capabilities are implemented and assured. You'll collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, lead testing and acceptance activities, and drive service readiness within a complex operational environment. In return, you'll gain valuable experience working on a high-profile defence programme while building your career within a global organisation committed to innovation, engineering excellence and professional development.

Full-time position (Fixed-Term Contract for 2 Years).

Location:

Belgian Land Forces Simulation Centre (SIMCEN), Leopoldsburg, Belgium.

Travel to other Babcock and customer sites will be expected.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Designing collaborative operational processes aligned to the target operating model.
• Developing and maintaining Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plans to support successful service transition.
• Leading operational test and evaluation activities to ensure service readiness.
• Coordinating stakeholders to deliver transition milestones, governance requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Managing service assurance activities to support a smooth and effective transition into operational delivery.

Essential experience of the Service Transition Manager:

• Experience developing and delivering test strategies, validation and verification activities.
• Experience managing User Acceptance Testing, System Integration Testing and service acceptance processes.
• Experience working within governance-driven programme or project environments.
• Experience supporting defence, government or highly regulated programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and service transition management experience.

Qualifications

• ISTQB Advanced Test Manager certification.
• Dutch language proficiency.
• French and English language proficiency at CEFR B2 level or above.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain Belgian SECRET security clearance.
• Additional qualifications in Programme Management, Service Management or Systems Engineering.
• Experience within defence, aerospace, military training, engineering or government sectors.

What We Offer

• Social security contributions
• Statutory annual leave entitlement
• Public holiday entitlement x 10 days per year
• Reimbursement of commuting costs (extent depends on transport mode and applicable collective agreements)
• End-of-year bonus / 13th month payment
• Company car or mobility budget
• Company mobile phone and laptop
• Home-working allowances

In addition, employees based in Belgium may benefit from statutory annual leave entitlement, public holiday entitlement, commuting cost reimbursement, meal vouchers, hospitalisation insurance, group pension insurance, company mobile phone and laptop, home-working allowances, and a company car or mobility budget.

Babcock International

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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.