Business Development Lead - Training Services

Job Title:

Business Development Lead – Training Services

Location: Hybrid, UK

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role : SF72781

Lead the Future of Defence Training Services

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Training Services Contract Manager at any of our main UK locations, near a commutable town or city depending on your chosen base.

As a Business Development Lead – Training Services, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the growth strategy for our Training Services portfolio. This is an opportunity to influence services that support the defence and security of the nation making it not only an exciting, dynamic position, but one that carries real purpose.

You’ll lead activity across core Training Services functions including Analysis, Design, Media Development and Delivery. Your work will directly influence the performance, quality and future direction of Babcock’s training capability, supporting customer success while driving your own professional development in a high‑impact, future‑focused environment.

• Drive and deliver the Training Services growth strategy to meet future business needs
• Identify and develop opportunities to expand services with existing customers
• Lead the identification and management of frameworks that enable strategic growth
• Oversee P&L for the Training Services sold services portfolio to meet revenue, profit and cash targets
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to maintain strong, productive relationships

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

• Proven leadership experience with full P&L accountability
• Demonstrated ability to create and deliver growth strategies for high‑volume, day‑rate services
• Strong understanding of the full training lifecycle (Analysis, Design, Media, Delivery, Assurance)
• Knowledge of the defence training environment
• Experience engaging effectively with customers and senior stakeholders

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and 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 – buy additional annual leave or sell up to one working week
• ‘Be Kind Day’ – one paid day each year to volunteer for a chosen organisation or charity
• Flexible working options to support work‑life balance
• A dynamic, supportive working environment

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: 29/06/2026