Job Title: Project Manager - Submarine Support Engineering Software
Location: Bristol, UK - Hybrid - Working from home options available
Compensation: £46,598 to £52,118 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF 43004

Build the future

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 - Submarine Support Engineering Software at our Bristol site.

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers' defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.

Babcock International
The Project Manager - Submarine Support Engineering Software role is based within our Submarine Support Engineering business area.

Babcock's Submarine Support Engineering (SSE) Group is contracted to provide engineering and design services support to the Ministry of Defence, and in particular In-service Submarines (ISM) Project Team who form part of the Defence Engineering and Support Organisation.

The role

The difference our new Project Manager - Submarine Support Engineering Software will make
As a Project Manager - Submarine Support Engineering Software, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. We are recruiting a Project Manager to be embedded into the SSE Programme Management (PM) team currently based in the Bristol Technology Centre, Stoke Gifford, Bristol.

The incumbent will utilise their Project Management experience to deliver new submarine support engineering applications that are being developed in-house by the Babcock Digital Solutions (DS) Team.

This role is on a full-time, permanent basis. Attendance to site(s) will be as required, but the position is currently a flexible role, under the terms set out by Babcock Agile Working Directive.

Day to day, you'll initially be embedded in the Through Life Boat Plan (TLBP) Team, providing Project Management support and expertise to enable the delivery of the submarine maintenance planning application.
• Planning of the Project Schedule with DS SMEs and internal and Customer Stakeholders.
• Management and delivery to time, quality and budget.
• Work with delivery teams and stakeholders to ensure timely design, delivery, test and release of the application.
• Progress reporting to the Project Board.
• Ongoing maintenance of the Project Schedule.
• Maintain the Project Logs.
• Work with key internal and external stakeholders to manage dependencies.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks and manage issues that threaten the project.
• Resource management in collaboration with internal suppliers.
• Monitor and report on resource usage and cost to complete.
• Operate as a full member of the team; supporting the TLBP Team Manager and other team members as directed.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you'll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home.

Essential experience

Knowledge & Experience:
• Experience of working with the Ministry of Defence is desirable.
• Experience of Software Development Project Management would be an advantage.

Skills and Competencies:
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Project Server and Microsoft Project Web App.
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Familiar with Microsoft SharePoint.
• An excellent communicator at all levels, both written and verbal. The individual will build and sustain effective and lasting relationships with the Customer, Stakeholders and our teams located in Bristol, Devonport and Clyde.
• You will need to satisfy security requirements. This may require you to hold or be eligible/capable of achieving 'Security Check' (SC) clearance.

What we offer

Generous benefits including:
• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme - save tax and national insurance on shares, with 1 free share per 10 purchased
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Employment development allowance - £125 per year
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reward and Recognition Scheme linked to Health and Safety
• Working from home and flexible work patterns
• Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
• Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International
For over 130 years, we have 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. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant . If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance
All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 20/12/2022

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