Programme Manager

Aviva Plc; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP and DigiCare+ benefits

Employee share scheme

Be Kind Day and volunteering leave

Professional fees paid

Special paid leave for Reservists

Be Kind Day

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Programme Manager - Delivery to lead senior project teams and drive complex engineering programmes through design, manufacture and delivery. The role is based at Ashton House, Bristol, with hybrid patterns and 37 hours per week, requiring onsite collaboration 2–3 days.

You will manage performance across scope, cost and cash flow, build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, and ensure contractual commitments are met on national security related projects.

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Recognised project management qualification such as APM Project Management Qualification, Chartered Project Professional, or equivalent.
• Desirable: Additional programme management, leadership or commercial management qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of Senior Project Managers and project teams to achieve programme delivery objectives.
• Drive programme performance across scope, cost, revenue, margin and cash flow targets.
• Manage customer relationships and engage regularly with senior commercial stakeholders.
• Oversee the successful delivery of complex engineering and manufacturing activities in line with contractual commitments.
• Champion high performance, continuous improvement and effective risk and opportunity management across the programme.
• Collaborate with colleagues, customers and production teams in a hybrid working pattern.

Skills

Large complex projects

Project management methods

Team leadership

Contract delivery (engineering/defence

Stakeholder influence

Education

Degree or equivalent

PM qualification (APM/Chartered)

Additional qualifications (leadership/commercial)

Job description

delivery of complex engineering solutions. This is a unique opportunity to influence a programme valued at approximately 500 million in revenue while working closely with customers and senior stakeholders on projects that directly support national securityDay-to-day, you'll be required toLead and inspire a team of Senior Project Managers and project teams to achieve programme delivery objectives.Drive programme performance across scope, cost, revenue, margin and cash flow targets.Manage customer relationships and engaging regularly with senior commercial stakeholders.Oversee the successful delivery of complex engineering and manufacturing activities in line with contractual commitments.Champion high performance, continuous improvement and effective risk and opportunity management across the programmeThis is a full-time role based at Ashton House, Bristol, working 37 hours per week. Hybrid working patterns are available, with onsite attendance expected 2 to 3 days per week to

collaborate with colleagues, customers and production teams.

Essential experience of the Programme Manager - Delivery

• Extensive experience managing large, complex heavy engineering programmes from design through to manufacture and delivery.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and project controls practices.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing project delivery teams.
• Demonstrable experience delivering customer contracts within complex engineering, manufacturing, energy, aerospace or defence environments.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders at senior leadership and customer level.

Qualifications for the Programme Manager - Delivery

• Essential:Degree qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Recognised project management qualification such as APM Project Management Qualification, Chartered Project Professional, or equivalent.
• Desirable:Additional programme management, leadership or commercial management qualifications.

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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
• '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

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.

We call that lifetime engineering.

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 ##### 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

Closing Date: 24/09/######MISYS