Assistant Project Manager - Marine Civil & Mechanical Systems

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Plymouth is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to oversee service designs and collaborate with stakeholders at their naval dockyard. The role, which offers hybrid working, is full-time and requires experience in the civils construction industry. Candidates must be UK nationals capable of obtaining security clearance. The role includes excellent benefits such as a generous holiday allowance and matched pension contributions.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

Professional fees payment

10-days special paid leave for Reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Must be a sole UK national capable of achieving security clearances.
• Experience with client-side NEC4 contract exposure.
• Experience in the civils construction industry and with Nuclear structures desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of service designs and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Assist in managing facility design contracts.
• Translate supply chain reports into actionable data.
• Develop stakeholder management and communication plans.
• Manage risk processes effectively.

Skills

Client-side NEC4 contract experience

Familiarity with document management systems

Experience in civils construction

Knowledge of Nuclear safety structures

Education

APM project management qualification PFQ/PMQ

NEC4 Accredited Project Manager

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £43,935 - £53,795 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63156

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 at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As an Assistant Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Devonport is leading a bold infrastructure programme to support future MOD ship and submarine operations. The Major Infrastructure Projects (MIP) Business Unit is delivering state-of-the-art docking and berthing facilities for Astute Class submarine maintenance. Be part of this groundbreaking transformation.

Day-to-day, you’ll oversee the delivery of service subways and heavy civils infrastructure designs. Collaborating with users and stakeholders, you'll ensure the integrated facility is equipped to deliver essential sustainment capabilities.

• Assist the Project/Package Manager in managing facility design contracts, including schedules, scope, finances, risks, and documentation.
• Support technical and project teams in defining requirements, scope, and solutions for work packages.
• Translate supply chain reports into actionable data and manage cost/budget inputs.
• Develop and implement stakeholder management and communication plans.
• Oversee risk processes, including identifying, assessing, planning, and addressing risks, opportunities, and issues.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Assistant Project Manager

• Experience with client-side NEC4 contract exposure.
• Familiarity with complex document management systems.
• Experience in the civils construction industry.
• Experience with Nuclear safety-related structures, equipment, or services on Nuclear Licensed sites is advantageous.

Qualifications for the Assistant Project Manager

• APM project management qualification PFQ/PMQ - desirable
• NEC4 Accredited Project Manager – Desirable

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) / Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) / Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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 [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.

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