Senior Project Controls Manager

Manpower RPO - Babcock; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Controls Manager to lead the Fleet Programmes at their Clyde site. This pivotal role involves managing project controls, ensuring governance, and delivering operational excellence. With a focus on continuous improvement and stakeholder management, you will guide a team while influencing senior management. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous leave, a matched pension scheme, and excellent development opportunities. Join a forward-thinking company committed to making a difference in the defense sector.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and experience in Project Controls.
• Degree in Business or relevant subject required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the central hub of the Fleet Operations project.
• Produce functional plans and priorities against strategic objectives.

Skills

Project Controls Knowledge

Education

BSc - Business Degree (finance / Accountancy)

Commercial Qualification (NEC/Single Source Regulations)

APM Project Management Qualification

APM Project Risk Management Level 2

APMG Project Planning & Controls Practitioner

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Controls Manager - Fleet Programmes
Location: Faslane, Helensburgh, UK+ Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Up to £87,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63736

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 Fleet Programmes Senior Project Controls Manager at our Babcock Clyde site.

The role
As a Fleet Programmes Senior Project Controls Manager you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be leading the central hub of the Fleet Operations project and operations matrix model, producing functional plans and priorities against the Directorate strategic objectives. Leading Area Managers and influencing senior managers whilst also performing the senior stakeholder management role for all Submarine Deliver Agency Project Management Office programme, commercial and financial interfaces. Reporting directly to the Head of Fleet Programmes whilst providing programme functional project guidance to 4 Heads of Department.

Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for:

• Delivery of Fleet Operations Project Control
• SDA PMO contract reporting and governance interface
• Production of monthly programme and business management information in support of governance frameworks
• Application of Babcock's Principles in people and stakeholder management
• Continuous Improvement in line with legislative, commercial and Group best practice and policy

This role is full time 36 hours per week and is based mainly in Faslane with the hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of Fleet Programmes Senior Project Controls Manager

• Must have extensive Project Controls knowledge and experience

Qualifications for the Fleet Programmes Senior Project Controls Manager

• Degree BSc - Business Degree (finance / Accountancy or other relevant subject) or equivalent.
• Commercial Qualification (NEC/Single Source Regulations or Introduction to Commercial)
• Workforce Wellbeing
• APM Project Management Qualification
• APM Project Risk Management Level 2
• APM Project Professional Qualification
• APMG Project Planning & Controls Practitioner

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

• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• '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 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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