Associate Project Manager - Buildings Design

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

Job summary

A leading defense and infrastructure firm in Plymouth is seeking an experienced Associate Project Manager – Buildings Design. You will manage multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects and collaborate with design teams. The ideal candidate will have experience with NEC4 frameworks and a relevant degree. This role offers hybrid working with generous benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ volunteering leave

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing design projects, ideally in infrastructure or defense sectors.
• Delivery experience in building design under NEC4 contract frameworks.
• Familiarity with highly regulated environments and document management systems.
• Strong track record managing complex, multifunctional buildings through RIBA Stages 1–4.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the key interface between design consultants and contractors.
• Managing project scope, schedules, budgets, and risk mitigation.
• Supporting technical requirements and project scope development.
• Interpreting supply chain reports into actionable plans.
• Ensuring compliance and traceability through documentation management.

Skills

Managing design projects

Delivery under NEC4 frameworks

Familiarity with regulated environments

Managing complex buildings through RIBA

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

APM Project Management Qualification

NEC4 Accredited Project Manager

Job description

Job Title: Associate Project Manager – Buildings Design
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent

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 Associate Project Manager – Buildings Design at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Associate Project Manager – Buildings Design, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary, playing a key role in managing multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects that enhance Devonport’s sustainment capabilities. You’ll work closely with design teams, stakeholders, and end users to ensure the facilities meet both technical and operational requirements.

Day-to-day, you’ll support the project management team in ensuring the successful delivery of multiple building design packages, from initial concept through to contractor handover.

• Acting as the key interface between design consultants and contractors to deliver building designs
• Managing project scope, schedules, budgets, and risk mitigation across multiple work packages
• Supporting development of technical requirements and project scope with engineering teams
• Interpreting supply chain reports and turning insights into actionable plans
• Ensuring compliance and traceability through effective documentation management

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Associate Project Manager – Buildings Design

• Proven experience managing design projects, ideally in infrastructure or defence sectors
• Delivery experience in building design under NEC4 contract frameworks
• Familiarity with highly regulated environments and document management systems
• Strong track record managing complex, multifunctional buildings through RIBA Stages 1–4

Qualifications for the Associate Project Manager – Buildings Design

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• APM Project Management Qualification (PFQ/PMQ or equivalent)
• NEC4 Accredited Project Manager (desired)

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: 18/11/2025