Senior Contract Manager, Military Aviation (Hybrid)

Babcock International; Holyhead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension contribution with life

Digital GP and health check

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave 10 days

Holiday Trading benefit

Be Kind Day

Job summary

At Babcock, a global defence and engineering company, this role at RAF Valley near Holyhead, Anglesey, leads the Hawk contract delivery. You will oversee safe, effective, and profitable operations, drive performance against targets, and maintain strong relationships with customers and regulators within a highly controlled aviation environment.

You will manage budgets, forecasts, and commercial objectives while developing teams and embedding a culture of accountability and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex operational contracts, programmes or service delivery environments.
• Strong operational leadership experience, including leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering against performance targets.
• Experience managing financial performance, budgets, forecasting and commercial objectives.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments with a strong focus on compliance and governance.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading the safe, effective and profitable delivery of the Hawk contract, ensuring contractual and operational commitments are achieved.
• Managing contract financial performance, including budgets, forecasting, cost control and profit and loss accountability.
• Building strong customer and stakeholder relationships and representing the contract at key performance reviews.
• Driving operational performance, continuous improvement initiatives and corrective actions where required.
• Developing and leading operational teams, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and safety-first thinking.

Skills

Operational leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial management

Contract management

Compliance & governance

Education

Professional management or leadership qualifications

Military aviation, defence or flying training experience

Job description

At Babcock, a global defence and engineering company, this role at RAF Valley near Holyhead, Anglesey, leads the Hawk contract delivery. You will oversee safe, effective, and profitable operations, drive performance against targets, and maintain strong relationships with customers and regulators within a highly controlled aviation environment.

You will manage budgets, forecasts, and commercial objectives while developing teams and embedding a culture of accountability and safety.