Communications Business Partner

weServed ofVeterans Ltd.; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock, Plymouth, is seeking a Communications Business Partner to develop and deliver internal and external communications that support strategic priorities at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site. You will lead campaigns, engage a wide range of stakeholders, and strengthen our reputation within the UK nuclear sector.

You’ll translate business objectives into compelling content for employees, customers, media and external stakeholders, providing strategic advice and supporting events and

Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Creative Writing or related subject with significant relevant experience.
• Experience in a corporate communications environment.
• Chartered PR accreditation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal and external communications campaigns that support objectives.
• Develop public relations and media activities across local and regional channels.
• Act as a brand champion ensuring messaging aligns with brand standards.
• Provide strategic communications advice to support growth and stakeholder engagement.
• Plan and deliver events and communications initiatives across the business.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Public relations

Media relations

Brand stewardship

Strategic communications

Education

Marketing Communications degree / PR / Journalism / Creative Writing

Job description

Job Title: Communications Business Partner

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: From £44,600 – Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Role ID: SF76929

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Communications Business Partner at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Communications Business Partner, you’ll play a key role in developing and delivering impactful internal and external communications that support strategic priorities across our business. Working within the Nuclear Sector, you'll help strengthen stakeholder engagement, enhance Babcock’s reputation within the UK nuclear industry, and support future growth opportunities.

You'll lead and work closely with a team of Communications Business Partners to translate business objectives into compelling communication campaigns, helping colleagues, customers, industry stakeholders and the wider market understand the value and impact of our business.

Day-to-day, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to influence how Babcock communicates with employees, customers, media and external stakeholders. You'll work on a wide variety of communications campaigns, public relations activities, media engagement and business initiatives, helping to translate complex messages into compelling content that informs, engages and inspires. Along the way, you'll develop valuable strategic communications expertise while building relationships across a diverse and dynamic organisation.

• Leading and delivering internal and external communications campaigns that support operational, tactical and strategic objectives.
• Developing and implementing public relations and media activities across local, regional and trade media channels.
• Acting as a brand champion to ensure communications align with corporate messaging and brand standards.
• Providing strategic communications advice to support business growth, stakeholder engagement and business-winning activities.
• Supporting the planning and delivery of events and communications initiatives across the wider business.

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

Essential experience of the Communications Business Partner

• Experience building effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders within a corporate environment.
• Experience producing and distributing high-quality communications content across multiple channels and audiences.
• Experience delivering public relations activity and engaging with media and external stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including drafting, editing and tailoring messages for different audiences.
• Experience translating complex business information into clear, engaging and accessible communications.

Qualifications for the Communications Business Partner

Essential:

• Degree, Higher National Diploma, Higher National Certificate or Diploma in Marketing Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Creative Writing or a related subject, with significant relevant experience.

Alternatively:

• Substantial experience working in a senior corporate communications environment.

Desirable:

• Chartered Institute of Public Relations accreditation.
• Experience within a civil engineering, construction or infrastructure environment.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be 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 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

Babcock

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.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 22/11/2026

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