Production Planner

Role : SF69616/2

Job Title: Production Planner

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £38,084 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Overview: 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 Production Planner at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site. As a Production Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to national security, develop your skills in a dynamic environment, and build a career with purpose.

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, providing planning expertise that enables successful project delivery.

• Processing emergent or additional work to keep projects on schedule
• Analysing and interpreting work specifications to meet customer requirements
• Linking all elements of work to comply with the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Managing enablement risks and facilitating lookahead reviews
• Building strong relationships with clients and resolving technical requirements

• Excellent communication skills to engage effectively with stakeholders
• Awareness of Project Management Tools and their application across the lifecycle
• Experience with Project Delivery Framework and Project Management principles
• Knowledge of project planning and lifecycle processes
• Proficiency in Planning, Estimating, Production Systems, and SAP (desirable)

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in engineering, project, or construction management (or equivalent experience)
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) – Desirable

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 -  ().

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading benefit allows employees to buy additional leave or 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.

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 car with the subject header "Reasonable adjustments requirement". We are 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.

Closing date: 21/01/2026