Senior Shipyard Operations Leader

Babcock International; Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP and health check

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior Operations Manager for its Rosyth site to lead ship outfitting activities and drive safe, compliant delivery. You will oversee electrical, mechanical, piping and construction outfitting, while building high-performing teams and managing budgets and risks.

The role offers significant scope within a national defence programme, with day-to-day leadership of managers and supervisors to achieve programme milestones and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large operational teams within complex engineering, manufacturing, marine, defence or heavy industrial environments.
• Understanding of project controls, budgets, forecasting and resource management.
• Demonstrable success managing managers, supervisors and multidisciplinary teams to achieve business objectives.
• Experience delivering organisational change, improving performance and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders, customers and delivery partners

Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating and developing supervisors, managers and operational teams to deliver programme objectives.
• Driving safe, efficient and compliant delivery of ship outfitting, testing and commissioning activities.
• Managing operational performance, resources, budgets, forecasts and delivery risks to achieve programme milestones.
• Collaborating with engineering, project, supply chain and subcontractor teams to maximise productivity and quality.
• Championing a culture of safety, continuous improvement and operational excellence across the programme.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Change management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Trade qualification (desirable)

IOSH/NEBOSH qualification (desirable)

Job description

Babcock is seeking a Senior Operations Manager for its Rosyth site to lead ship outfitting activities and drive safe, compliant delivery. You will oversee electrical, mechanical, piping and construction outfitting, while building high-performing teams and managing budgets and risks.

The role offers significant scope within a national defence programme, with day-to-day leadership of managers and supervisors to achieve programme milestones and continuous improvement.