Site Operations Manager

Babcock International; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defence company in Yeovil seeks a Site Operations Manager to lead a multi-disciplined team in delivering high-quality aviation services. The role requires proven leadership in aviation, compliance with safety standards, and collaboration with stakeholders to improve operations. Responsibilities include managing engineering and flying activities while ensuring the highest service quality. The position offers generous benefits and is essential for national defence operations.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of customer-contract partnerships.
• Proven managerial experience in civil or military aviation.
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of aviation standards.
• Experience within the defence industry.
• Full UK Driving Licence is required.
• Human Factors qualification is needed.
• Recognised Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) qualification is necessary.
• Standard (BPSS) security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a multi-skilled team to deliver aviation services.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, legislative, and safety standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to exceed expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Manage site operations including engineering and flying activities.

Skills

Customer-contract partnership understanding

Managerial experience in aviation

Knowledge of aviation standards

Experience in the defence industry

Full UK Driving Licence

Human Factors qualification

SHE qualification

Security clearance (BPSS)

Job description

As a Site Operations Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be at the heart of our aviation operations, leading a passionate multi-disciplined team and working closely with our local customer. This is a unique opportunity to shape the delivery of engineering, flying operations and support services that directly contribute to national defence and aerospace excellence. Day-to-day, you'll be:

Responsibilities

• Leading and motivating a multi-skilled team to deliver high-quality aviation services
• Ensuring compliance with contractual, legislative and safety standards
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and the customer to exceed expectations
• Driving continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Managing site operations including engineering, MT, SE and flying activities

The role is based onsite at RNAS Yeovilton, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, totalling 40 hours per week. Weekends may be required.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of customer-contract partnerships
• Proven managerial experience in civil or military aviation
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of aviation standards
• Experience within the defence industry
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Human Factors qualification
• Recognised Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) qualification
• Security clearance: Standard (BPSS) clearance required

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Site Operations Manager at RNAS Yeovilton, near Yeovil, Somerset.

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—allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their 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.