Programme Manager - Construction

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense engineering firm is seeking a Programme Manager to lead infrastructure programmes and drive performance within defense operations in Plymouth. This role requires a degree in Engineering or Project Management, along with extensive experience in high-hazard environments and strong stakeholder engagement skills. The position offers competitive compensation and excellent development opportunities.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading allowance

'Be Kind Day' volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading projects in complex, high-hazard environments.
• Strong background in risk management and project controls.
• A drive to own and shape your career development journey.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure programmes to meet time, cost, quality, and safety standards.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across defence operations.
• Establish governance frameworks and ensure strategic alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across programme delivery.
• Oversee equipment contracts and prepare for full contract execution.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Project controls

Education

Degree in Engineering or Project Management

APM Chartered Project Professional

Practitioner of Managing Successful Programmes

NEC accreditation

Job description

Job Details

Job Title: Programme Manager
Vacancies: Multiple opportunities available
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF69491

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 Programme Manager at historic Devonport Royal Dockyard – home of the biggest naval base in Western Europe and a vital support for the Royal Navy for over 700 years.

At Babcock we have a true culture of opportunity – with business contracts that last decades and structured career development pathways that can take you in all kinds of directions; you will grow, develop, and achieve more than you ever thought possible. There has never been a better time for you to join Babcock Strategic Infrastructure Business Unit.

Programme Manager Opportunities

As a Programme Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We have opportunities for Programme Managers to work on a wide range of projects. This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll drive performance, innovation, and collaboration across engineering, production, and operations. You’ll be empowered to shape strategy, influence stakeholders, and deliver outcomes that matter – making this a career-defining opportunity in defence engineering.

What you’ll do:

• Lead infrastructure programmes to meet time, cost, quality, and safety standards.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across defence operations and delivery teams.
• Establish governance frameworks and ensure strategic alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across programme delivery.
• Oversee equipment contracts and prepare for full contract execution.

What you’ll need:

• Degree in Engineering or Project Management (or equivalent).
• APM Chartered Project Professional or equivalent.
• Practitioner of Managing Successful Programmes.
• NEC accreditation.
• Extensive experience leading projects and teams in complex, high-hazard, regulated environments.
• Strong background in project controls, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• A drive to own and shape your career development journey.

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can demonstrate relatable experience and a great attitude then we would like to hear from you.

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

• 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 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

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.

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