Organisational Capability Manager

Organisational Capability Responsible Manager

Job Title: Organisational Capability Responsible Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £51,941 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role : SF70502

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 Organisational Capability Responsible Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role:

As an Organisational Capability Responsible Manager
, you’ll make a real impact, influencing strategic capability planning and supporting future programmes critical to national security.

Day-to-day, you’ll take on a pivotal role in shaping how human capability is managed and reported across our site. Reporting to the Head of Organisational Capability, you’ll enhance the team through care and growth, ensuring compliance with Organisational Capability-related Licence and Authorisation Conditions.

• Managing compliance with LC/AC arrangements and supporting LC/AC 10/12/36 requirements.
• Acting as a nuclear competency and capability expert within the organisation.
• Serving as the regulatory interface for LC/AC delivery.
• Reviewing future boat programmes and identifying capability and competence needs.
• Driving alignment between organisational capability and business strategy.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential

Experience:

• Extensive experience in competence management and training.
• Proven ability to manage and lead significant teams.
• Strong background in compliance arrangements development.
• Experience engaging with regulators in highly regulated, high-hazard environments.
• Knowledge of LC10, LC12, and LC36.

Qualifications:

• Graduate (Level
  5) in a relevant scientific or technical discipline.
• ILM Level 5 qualification or equivalent leadership experience.

Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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.

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 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, a benefit allowing UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement (available Feb–Mar annually).
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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 car 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.

Closing date: 22/01/2026