Project Manager - Digital Projects

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in defense and engineering seeks a Project Manager for Digital Projects. The role involves overseeing digital initiatives, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with project standards. With a strong emphasis on stakeholder management and digital transformation, this position offers hybrid work and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Volunteering leave

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in digital project environments.
• Proven project management background in digital settings.
• Ability to manage and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead digital projects ensuring successful execution.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Implement and manage governance frameworks.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Project management

Digital project experience

Data warehousing knowledge

Education

APMQ

Prince 2 qualified

PPCF

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager – Digital Projects

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £60,000 + 15% Bonus, £4,500 Car Allowance and Single Medical Cover

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF62341

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 – Digital Projects at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Project Manager – Digital Projects, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of the initiative in the development of the data warehousing and global information management system roll out.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead on the Digital Projects across the business, including group level and this includes training, design and implementation phases of the project.

• Lead cross-functional teams across IT and business to deliver digital initiatives, including Project Management Information System (PMIS), data warehouses, and BI platforms. Manage plans, timelines, risks, and resources to ensure successful outcomes.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication, aligned expectations, and smooth change management. Support training and adoption of new systems.
• Implement governance frameworks to ensure compliance with project standards, data policies, and regulations. Report regularly to senior leadership on progress and strategic alignment.
• Control budgets and funding, tracked costs, and ensured efficient, cost-effective delivery with clear Return on Investment (ROI)
• Advance data-driven practices by improving reporting and delivering insights. Capture lessons learned to drive continuous improvement and digital maturity.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2-3days in the office/onsite and 2-3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Project Manager – Digital Projects

• Agile/waterfront project methodologies
• Experience working within a digital space
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Proven Project Management experience, working on Digital Projects
• Knowledge/experience of data warehousing, Global MI, data transformation

Qualifications for the Project Manager – Digital Projects

• APMQ
• Prince 2 qualified
• PPCF

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 [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: 01/07/2025

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