Transformation Programme Manager in Bristol

The Transformation Programme Manager role is based within our Mission Systems business area. Babcock is a trusted provider of integrated solutions for global defence and security. We have a wide portfolio of best‑in‑class intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, communications, and weapons launch and handling solutions across all domains, integrating the best of industry to meet our customers’ needs.

The day‑to‑day responsibilities include leading the complex integration of SAP across our Mission Systems business as part of a Babcock‑wide transformation programme. Reporting to our Director of Operational Excellence, this role will be centred around transformation and business change, providing leadership and strategic management focused on increasing sector‑wide operational effectiveness. You’ll play a key role in building strong relationships across both our sector and wider Group teams as part of implementing our ambitious strategy, driving and controlling change, and delivering with high visibility and responsibility.

• Providing operational and strategic management of business change initiatives, ensuring teams understand and deliver against cost, time and quality requirements and remain coordinated in their approach to delivering the agreed scope of work, taking business priorities and dependencies into account.
• Providing end‑to‑end delivery throughout the project lifecycle, supporting requirement capture, scoping, technical and delivery solutions and the generation of business cases and proposal documents.
• Identification, planning and management of multiple project interdependencies, ensuring successful delivery and focus on key activities.
• Effective management of stakeholders and building of strong relationships across a matrix organisation.
• Providing effective risk management to ensure that the business’ risk exposure is kept to a minimum and is effectively managed throughout the project.

• Considerable experience in delivery of transformation programmes within a relevant complex project environment (a background in SAP deployment/usage would be desirable).
• Experience of using both agile and waterfall methodologies is highly desirable, along with understanding the utilisation of effective project controls.
• Experience in understanding and controlling complex project interdependencies.
• Direct line management experience as well as leadership in a matrix environment.
• Experience working with and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• APM PMQ, Agile practitioner, Chartered project manager status or equivalent (advantageous).

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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.

• 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.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working days 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.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.