Assistant Project Manager - Digital and Technology

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent defense contractor based in Plymouth is seeking an Assistant Project Manager for their Digital and Technology division. This full-time role involves supporting project delivery from concept to operational handover, leading teams, and ensuring compliance. Candidates should have significant experience in managing digital projects, ideally in the defence sector, along with relevant qualifications. Benefits include generous holidays and a matched pension scheme, alongside a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefits

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing Digital & Technology projects, ideally in infrastructure or defence.
• Strong record of leading projects from requirements gathering through to operational use.
• Familiarity with highly regulated environments and security assurance principles.

Responsibilities

• Support the Digital & Technology Lead in managing multiple projects.
• Act as an interface between Digital & Technology Delivery Support and project teams.
• Drive project progression and delivery using digital tools.
• Lead approved projects through to operational handover.
• Ensure compliance and traceability through effective documentation management.

Skills

Managing Digital & Technology projects

Leading projects from requirements gathering to operational use

Familiarity with highly regulated environments

Education

APM Project Management Qualification (PFQ/PMQ) or equivalent

Job description

Assistant Project Manager – Digital and Technology

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68349

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 an Assistant Project Manager – Digital and Technology at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Assistant Project Manager – Digital and Technology, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic environment where innovation meets purpose.

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with our Digital & Technology Lead and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure successful delivery from concept to operational handover.

• Supporting the Digital & Technology Lead in managing multiple projects from concept through to go-live
• Acting as an interface between Digital & Technology Delivery Support and project teams
• Driving project progression and delivery using digital tools and processes
• Leading approved projects through to operational handover
• Ensuring compliance and traceability through effective documentation management

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 1 day in the office/onsite and 4 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Assistant Project Manager – Digital and Technology

• Proven experience managing Digital & Technology projects, ideally in infrastructure or defence sectors
• Strong record of leading projects from requirements gathering through to operational use
• Familiarity with highly regulated environments and security assurance principles

Qualifications for the Assistant Project Manager – Digital and Technology

• APM Project Management Qualification (PFQ/PMQ) or equivalent experience

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. 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 [e-mail] 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: 06/01/2026