ILS Manager

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in the UK is seeking an ILS Manager to deliver support solutions for the Arrowhead programme. This hybrid role involves collaboration with engineers to ensure naval readiness, requiring an engineering degree and expertise in IKM and ILS. Candidates must have strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the opportunity for career growth in a national security context.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading benefit

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in IKM and ILS.
• Engineering background (mechanical or electrical).
• Royal Navy experience highly desirable.
• Customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver support solutions for the Arrowhead programme.
• Liaise between Authority and T26 Warship Technical Authority.
• Support planning and execution of IKM project workstreams.
• Ensure compliance with security and ITAR/EC requirements.
• Participate in assurance activities.

Skills

Leadership skills

Stakeholder management

Information & Knowledge Management

Integrated Logistics Support

Strong communication

Compliance-driven environments

Education

Honours degree in Engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Job Title: ILS Manager

Location: Plymouth, Devon or Leicester, Leicestershire or Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Up to £66,110 dependent upon experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68670

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 ILS Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard, Babcock Technology Centre or Leicester site.

The role

As an ILS Manager, you’ll be at the heart of delivering support solutions for the Arrowhead programme, ensuring our cutting‑edge warships remain mission ready. This is a customer facing role where you’ll collaborate with highly skilled Engineers, Managers and Technicians to shape the future of naval support. Your work will make a tangible difference to national security and give you the opportunity to grow your career in defence, aerospace, and engineering.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be the key liaison between the Authority and the T26 Warship Technical Authority (WTA). Supporting the Lead and Principal Engineers to ensure compliance requirements, while delivering objectives to ensure readiness to deliver support to each in‑service vessel.

• Acting as the T26 Information & Knowledge Management (IKM) Subject Matter Expert, providing advice and guidance.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting planning and execution of IKM aspects of project workstreams.
• Ensuring compliance with security, ITAR/EC and intellectual property requirements.
• Participating in assurance activities to validate the supportability case.

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 ILS Manager

• Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in Information & Knowledge Management (IKM) and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS).
• Engineering background (mechanical or electrical); Royal Navy experience highly desirable.
• Strong communication skills with customer‑facing experience.
• Ability to operate in compliance‑driven environments.

Qualifications for the ILS Manager

• Honours degree (or higher) in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
• Chartered Engineer status and membership of a relevant professional institute or significant demonstrable supportability engineering experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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]. 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: 16/12/2025