Strategic Workforce Planning Programme Lead

Job Title: Strategic Workforce Planning Programme Lead

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65659

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 Strategic Workforce Planning Programme Lead at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As aStrategic Workforce Planning Programme Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of workforce planning in a high-impact sector. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking team committed to building a resilient, skilled, and future-ready workforce.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead the programme delivery, working closely with Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) subject matter experts/ leads and People Analytics teams to embed a consistent, data-driven approach to workforce planning. Your work will directly support the organisation’s ability to anticipate future workforce needs, close skills gaps, and build long-term capability.

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of SWP across business units, ensuring effective implementation and measurable outcomes
• Design and implement a scalable rollout plan aligned with organisational and sector-wide workforce strategies
• Collaborate with SWP subject matter experts to embed consistent and best practice methodologies into operational planning
• Partner with People Analytics teams to incorporate workforce data and insights into strategic planning cycles
• Influence and engage senior stakeholders to ensure alignment, adoption, and long-term success of SWP initiatives

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Strategic Workforce Planning Programme Lead

• Proven programme or project management experience, ideally within HR, workforce planning, or organisational development
• Solid understanding of strategic workforce planning principles, methodologies, and best practices
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across senior leadership and cross-functional teams
• Experience collaborating with data and analytics teams to support evidence-based decision-making
• Excellent organisational and communication abilities, adept at managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

Qualifications for the Strategic Workforce Planning Programme Lead

• Degree level qualification in HR or Business

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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 DigiCare+
• 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.

Babcock International

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 emailcareers@babcockinternational.com 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: 21/07/2025

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