Assistant Project Manager

Job Title:

Assistant Project Manager

Location:

Ashchurch, Tewkesbury + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:
Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role

Help Deliver Mission-Critical Defence Programmes That Protect the Future

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Project Manager at Ashchurch, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

As an Assistant Project Manager, you'll play a vital role in supporting the delivery of highly classified and technically complex defence projects within our Mission Technologies business. Working at the heart of programmes that contribute to national security, you'll collaborate with Project Managers, Programme Managers and specialist engineering teams to ensure projects are delivered successfully.

This is an exciting opportunity to build your project management career within a leading defence, aerospace and engineering organisation. Whether you're looking to take the next step in your project management career or develop your expertise in a highly regulated environment, Babcock offers the experience, support and opportunities to help you thrive.

Day-to-day, you’ll gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies, develop valuable stakeholder management skills and contribute to programmes that make a genuine difference to the safety and security of the UK.

• Supporting project planning, scheduling and delivery activities across multiple work streams.
• Managing project controls including cost tracking, reporting and performance monitoring.
• Coordinating risk management, procurement activities and project documentation.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders, customers and multidisciplinary teams to maintain project momentum.
• Driving the successful achievement of project milestones, objectives and deliverables.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3-4 days onsite and the other days working from home.

• Experience working within a project management or project delivery environment.
• Collaborating effectively with a range of stakeholders and functional teams.
• Demonstrating initiative, enthusiasm and a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Working to challenging deadlines, project plans and delivery schedules.
• Supporting the successful delivery of projects within a complex operational environment.

• PFQ and/or PMQ qualification or equivalent (desirable)

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• '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…