Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, Operations Manager

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Shape the Future of Naval Infrastructure – Join Us as a Project Manager

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 Project Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

Job Title:
Project Manager

Location:
Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £54,019.00 + Benefits

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

As a Project Manager, you’ll lead and deliver a suite of infrastructure upgrade projects across one of the UK’s most critical naval sites. This is your opportunity to make a tangible impact on national security and defence capability while advancing your career in a dynamic, high-profile environment. You’ll be at the heart of projects that shape the future of our operations, working with cutting-edge engineering teams and senior stakeholders.

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Lead and coordinate multiple infrastructure upgrade projects across the Devonport site
• Manage projects through all lifecycle stages, ensuring scope, schedule and quality standards are met
• Update and maintain project programmes, tracking progress and adjusting plans as needed
• Oversee project finances, including budgets, forecasts and cost control measures
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful delivery

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard for 6 months initially with the option to work on a hybrid basis thereafter.

• Significant experience in project management and delivering infrastructure projects
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to self-manage and produce outputs independently
• Advanced knowledge of APM principles and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging senior stakeholders
• Proven experience in commercial management, including budgeting and cost control

• Degree in engineering, construction, or project-related discipline
• Appropriate APM qualification

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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 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.

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

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