Infrastructure Development Director

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services company is seeking an Infrastructure Development Director in Plymouth to lead the strategic development and delivery of major infrastructure programmes. The role involves shaping capital investment plans and managing extensive programme portfolios. Candidates should ideally have a degree in a STEM discipline and proven experience in program development and leadership in a matrix environment. This position offers competitive compensation and a hybrid working arrangement.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

Paid volunteering day

Excellent development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development and delivery of major infrastructure programmes
• Shape and execute capital investment plans for facilities
• Drive strategic facilities projects and ensure stakeholder alignment

Skills

Program development from design through to delivery

Leading large teams in a matrix environment

Managing extensive programme portfolios

Navigating union relationships

Creating and managing board-level business cases

Education

Degree in a STEM discipline

Professional qualification (ChPP, C.Eng, or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Infrastructure Development Director

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67408

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 Infrastructure Development Director at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Infrastructure Development Director, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. you’ll lead the strategic development and delivery of major infrastructure programmes that support the future of UK defence. You’ll be instrumental in shaping and executing capital investment plans for facilities that enable submarine maintenance and operations. This is a high-impact leadership role where your decisions will influence national capability, drive innovation, and leave a lasting legacy.

Day-to-day, you’ll drive strategic facilities projects by leading capital programme delivery, shaping project strategies, building portfolio capability, and managing stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment and compliance.

• Developing and implementing strategic plans for major facilities projects aligned with business goals.
• Leading the prioritisation and delivery of capital programmes to meet specification, schedule, and cost.
• Building capability to manage complex portfolios and drive continuous improvement.
• Creating differentiated project strategies including delivery, procurement, and contracting approaches.
• Managing stakeholder relationships and ensuring compliance across programmes.

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

Essential experience of the Infrastructure Development Director

• Proven experience developing programmes from design through to delivery.
• Leading large teams in a matrix environment.
• Managing extensive programme portfolios.
• Navigating union relationships and involvement.
• Creating and managing board-level business cases.

Qualifications for the Infrastructure Development Director

• Degree in a STEM discipline.
• Professional qualification such as Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), Chartered Engineer (C.Eng), or equivalent.

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.

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: 24/09/2025

#BABDESTNUC