Senior Project Manager

Babcock International Group; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock International Group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead innovative projects within their Technology Centre. The role involves identifying and managing initiatives in the Defence sector, with an emphasis on project delivery and risk management. The successful candidate will enjoy a full-time position with hybrid working options and a benefits package that includes generous holiday allowance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Flexible working options

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in advanced project management.
• Direct line management and leadership experience required.
• Strong commercial and contract management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end project delivery throughout the lifecycle.
• Ensure effective risk management to minimize business exposure.
• Define acceptance criteria for deliverables and manage handover.

Skills

Project Management techniques

Commercial awareness

Leadership in a matrix environment

Risk management

Education

Association for Project Management qualification

Project Management Qualification

Job description

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Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol OR Tewkesbury, Gloucester OR Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF62774

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 Senior Project Manager at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol OR Tewkesbury, Gloucester OR Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF62774

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 Senior Project Manager at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

The Role

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll be involved in creating new technology and innovative products supporting the future defence on a global scale.

Day-to-day, you’ll be identifying and leading initiatives supporting the Programme Manager in leading the provision of new products capture, project delivery, cost control and change management services across Maritime Communications and Maritime Electromagnetic Warfare.

• Providing end-to-end delivery throughout the project lifecycle, you will also be responsible for supporting with requirement capture, scoping, technical and commercial solutions and the generation of pricing models and proposal documents.
• Providing effective risk management to ensure that the business’ risk exposure is kept to a minimum and is effectively managed throughout the project.
• Ensuring that effective change management is applied to projects, balancing flexibility to changing customer requirements with the need for robust commercial agreements.
• Defining acceptance criteria for contracted deliverables and production of professional handover documentation to ensure timely close-out of milestones and projects as well as technical handover to our operational teams.
• Identifying, reviewing, and applying lessons learnt as part of continuous improvement for future requirements.
• Reviewing and presentation of management information including regular finance reviews and Project Boards to ensure effective internal stakeholder management and stringent financial management.
  
  
  

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 1 day onsite and 4 days working from home. However, you may be required to work onsite for longer periods of time, should the project demand.

Essential Experience Of The Senior Project Manager

• Considerable experience in the advanced application of Project Management techniques in a relevant technical project environment; should already be operating at a senior level.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience in contract and commercial management.
• Direct line management experience as well as leadership in a matrix environment.
• Experience working with senior level managers both internally and externally.
• Any knowledge or experience in uncrewed vessels would be beneficial.
  
  
  

Qualifications For The Senior Project Manager

• Association for Project Management and Project Management Qualification, Chartered status or equivalent is preferred.
• UK driving Licence.
  
  
  

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate must be able to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance, once in post.

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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• Potential to develop skills
  
  
  

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.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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