Senior Project Planner – Naval Submarine Programs (Hybrid)

Babcock; West Devon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP & health check

Employee share scheme

Shopping savings portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists paid leave

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock invites applications for a Project Planning Lead. The role sits at our Technology Centre or Devonport Royal Dockyard with hybrid working and 2 days in the office.

You’ll lead scheduling across varied Royal Navy submarine-related projects, ensuring accurate time/cost forecasts and governance compliance. You must have strong leadership and communication skills, experience in complex project planning, and UK national eligibility for security clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience in project scheduling and planning across complex programs.
• Ability to build schedules for management analysis.
• Leadership and communication in a matrix organisation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with attention to detail.
• Security clearance eligibility (UK National).

Responsibilities

• Create schedules for new tasks and review schedules to ensure standards.
• Forecast time and cost across the project lifecycle.
• Proceed with time and risk analysis of schedules.
• Communicate updates to team and stakeholders.
• Apply lessons learned for future projects and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project scheduling

Leadership

Communication

Attention to detail

Forecasting

Education

APM Project Fundamentals Qualification

APM Project Planning & Control Practitioner

Job description

Babcock invites applications for a Project Planning Lead. The role sits at our Technology Centre or Devonport Royal Dockyard with hybrid working and 2 days in the office.

You’ll lead scheduling across varied Royal Navy submarine-related projects, ensuring accurate time/cost forecasts and governance compliance. You must have strong leadership and communication skills, experience in complex project planning, and UK national eligibility for security clearance.