Shipbuilding Functional Lead

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in shipbuilding is seeking a Shipbuilding Functional Lead at their Rosyth Dockyard in Fife. This strategic role involves overseeing process improvements and developing competencies across various shipbuilding programs, aiming for operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have a strong project management background and experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver successful programs.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

Special paid leave for reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work

Qualifications

• Proven track record in enhancing operational excellence across large-scale engineering programs.
• Expertise in project management controls including cost control and advanced planning.
• Extensive leadership experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Drive process development and improvements across Shipbuilding programmes.
• Oversee the Shipbuilding Competency Framework for skills and technologies.
• Foster collaborative relationships for safety and operational excellence.

Skills

Project Management

Operational Excellence

Change Management

Leadership

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

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Shipbuilding Functional Lead

Location:

Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Shipbuilding Functional Lead
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Compensation: Up to £75,000 per annum depending on experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF 64289

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 Shipbuilding Functional Lead at our Rosyth Dockyard, Fife site.

The role
As a Shipbuilding Functional Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Within this strategic and forward-thinking role, you will drive process development and improvements across all areas of our Rosyth Dockyard sites Shipbuilding programmes including but not limited to resourcing, training, technology and compliance.

Day-to-day, you’ll oversee and continuously refine our Shipbuilding Competency Framework, ensuring every team is equipped with the right skills, tools, and technologies to successfully deliver both current and future programmes.

• Champion a culture of continuous learning by recognising best practices and driving the implementation of improvement initiatives.
• Lead efforts to enhance productivity across all Operations personnel through targeted development and support.
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships within Shipbuilding and across the wider Marine Sector to align on safety, quality, and operational excellence.
• Provide evidence-based insights and strategic recommendations to Shipbuilding Project Leadership teams.
• Identify and implement the right technologies, equipment, and training to boost workforce performance and programme delivery.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Rosyth Dockyard, Fife. Initially, this role will be based full-time on site to support effective integration within our operations. Once embedded, there will be flexibility to work from home up to two days per week.

Essential experience of the Shipbuilding Functional Lead

• Proven track record in enhancing operational excellence across large-scale engineering programs and complex site operations.
• Expertise in project management and controls, including cost control, earned value management, and advanced planning tools and techniques.
• Strong leadership in managing multi-disciplinary teams, including oversight of major subcontractors and driving successful project delivery.
• Extensive experience in change management and senior-level planning, including integrated business planning and budgeting.

Qualifications for the Shipbuilding Functional Lead
You will hold a degree in Engineering or related field of study however, we value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and 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

• 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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 [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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