Project Manager

Babcock International; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK seeks an experienced Project Manager to oversee Infrastructure and Construction projects at their Rosyth Dockyard. The role involves managing project lifecycle, ensuring quality control, and leading a collaborative team, with competitive salary and benefits including hybrid work options.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within a Construction / Infrastructure focussed Project Management role.
• Proven delivery experience adhering to set cost, schedule, and quality standards.
• Working knowledge of all aspects of CDM 2015 Regulations.
• Comprehensive understanding of Health, Safety, Security and Environmental standards.
• Able to lead and encourage others to foster an environment of teamwork and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Manage the construction process on a day-to-day basis, supervising the labour force and monitoring subcontractors.
• Plan and monitor the project lifecycle from initiation to completion, focusing on cost, schedule, and quality.
• Collaborate with Project Sponsors to agree on project plans and deliver regular Monthly Review Reports.
• Establish and maintain effective governance structures for project delivery.
• Coordinate the procurement of materials and equipment and lead collaboration with the design team.

Skills

Construction Project Management

Cost Management

Team Leadership

Health and Safety Standards

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF62502

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 Project Manager at our Rosyth Dockyard, Fife site.

The role
As a Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will lead Infrastructure, Construction and Refurbishment Projects of varying size, value, and complexity through the full project lifecycle ensuring adherence to outlined cost, scheduling and risk baselines.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide construction governance, technical and design support to internal and external stakeholders including third party subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Manage the construction process on a day-to-day basis, supervising the labour force, monitoring subcontractors, inspecting work, checking materials, and ensuring quality control standards are met.
• Plan and monitor the project lifecycle from initiation to completion, focusing on cost, schedule, and quality.
• Collaborate with Project Sponsors to agree on project plans and deliver regular Monthly Review Reports highlighting progress, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Establish and maintain effective governance structures for project delivery, clearly defining roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities in alignment with the company’s Business Management System.
• Coordinate the procurement of materials and equipment, manage project staffing, and lead collaboration with the design team including architects, engineers, and contractors.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week worked across 4 and a half days, Monday to Thursday from 8am – 4.30pm and Fridays 8am until 1pm. This role is based on site at Rosyth Dockyard, Fife. Flexibility will be provided in terms of hybrid working when required however, due to the nature of this role it will predominantly be site based.

Essential experience

• Demonstrable experience within a Construction / Infrastructure focussed Project Management role.
• Proven delivery experience adhering to set cost, schedule and quality standards.
• Working knowledge of all aspects of CDM 2015 Regulations.
• Comprehensive understanding of Health, Safety, Security and Environmental standards.
• Able to lead and encourage others to foster an environment of team work and collaboration.

Qualifications

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience 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.

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.