Strategic Training & Competency Lead

Babcock International Group; Walsall; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health check with Aviva

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of professional fees

10-days special leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading window February–March

Be Kind Day paid leave for volunteer

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Training and Competency Manager to lead a newly created function aimed at developing workforce capability across our specialist vehicle engineering business in Walsall.

You will design and deliver a long-term competency and qualifications strategy, identify skills gaps, and create qualification pathways while working with senior stakeholders to support future growth. This on-site role offers steady hours and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering training, competency, or workforce development programmes.
• Ability to interpret regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Strong leadership and people development capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop qualification and competency pathways aligned to operational needs.
• Manage vocational qualifications and apprenticeship programmes end-to-end.
• Implement training systems, learner tracking, and budget management.
• Collaborate with operational leaders to identify skills gaps and drive development initiatives.
• Support apprentices and staff through structured development programmes with compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

People development

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Commercial awareness

Education

NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in engineering/technical

Assessor qualification (A1 or CAVA)

Internal Quality Assurer qualification (V1/IQA)

Job description

Babcock is seeking a Training and Competency Manager to lead a newly created function aimed at developing workforce capability across our specialist vehicle engineering business in Walsall.

You will design and deliver a long-term competency and qualifications strategy, identify skills gaps, and create qualification pathways while working with senior stakeholders to support future growth. This on-site role offers steady hours and benefits.