Defence Strategic Radio Service Programme Manager

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense services provider is seeking a DSRS Programme Manager to lead a £100m+ communications programme. This full-time role requires significant experience in project leadership and stakeholder management. You will play a key role in shaping the future of strategic radio capabilities, managing dispersed teams, and ensuring project delivery. Hybrid working arrangements are available, and applicants must be UK nationals eligible for security clearance.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven success in leading services, projects, or programmes.
• Experience of working within a highly regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of all DSRS service elements.
• Manage the integration of strategic capability upgrades.
• Oversee all system upgrades and changes within the DSRS programme.
• Act as a key integration leader across geographically dispersed teams.
• Own financial and commercial performance.

Skills

Stakeholder relationship management

Business growth

Team development

Leadership in regulated industry

Education

Full passport and driving license

Job description

Defence Strategic Radio Service Programme Manager

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 DSRS Programme Manager at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

Overview

Defence Strategic Radio Service (DSRS) is a contract managed by the DSRS Programme Manager. This is a high-impact role responsible for leading a £100m+ communications programme that supports critical military operations globally, shaping the future of strategic radio capability, managing geographically dispersed teams, and driving innovation in defence communications.

The Role

As a Programme Manager, you’ll take the lead on our DSRS contract—an advanced £100m+ programme supporting critical military operations across the globe. This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape the future of strategic radio capability, manage globally dispersed teams, and drive innovation in defence communications.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Lead the successful delivery of all DSRS service elements in line with commercial agreements.
• Manage the integration of strategic capability upgrades into operations.
• Oversee all system upgrades and changes within the DSRS programme.
• Act as a key integration leader across geographically dispersed teams.
• Own financial and commercial performance, including forecasting, risk management, and contract growth.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements. You’ll be based at our Bristol site, with travel to Corsham expected once or twice a week.

Essential Experience

• Proven success in leading services, projects, or programmes
• Skilled in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrated drive for business growth and team development
• Experience of working within highly regulated industry

Qualifications

• A full passport and driving license

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate will be allowed to start on Security Check (SC) security clearance but will need to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) security check once in post. 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

• 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

Note: 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.