Site Operations Manager in Liverpool

Lead frontline aviation operations that keep critical defence capability flying.

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 Site Operations Manager at our RAF Woodvale site.

The role:

• Take overall responsibility for the day‑to‑day delivery of aircraft operations at RAF Woodvale, ensuring engineering, maintenance, safety, flying operations and support services operate seamlessly to meet contractual and customer requirements.
• Provide clear direction, manage operational performance and work closely with military and civilian stakeholders to ensure high standards of safety, service and compliance are maintained at all times.
• Your leadership will directly influence operational readiness, team performance and customer confidence, while offering you the opportunity to further develop your career in a high‑profile aviation environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading site operations, ensuring aircraft, engineering and support activities meet contractual and customer requirements.
• Managing and motivating onsite teams, providing clear leadership, direction and performance oversight.
• Engaging with key stakeholders, including military personnel and internal Babcock teams.
• Overseeing reporting and performance data, ensuring accurate operational and statistical reporting.
• Maintaining compliance with safety, regulatory and company procedures across all site activities.

Essential experience:

• Proven experience leading teams in a regulated operational or aviation environment.
• Strong leadership capability, with confidence managing diverse, multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage effectively with customers and stakeholders.
• Demonstrable problem‑solving ability, using data and sound judgement to drive decisions.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Qualifications:

• Full UK driving licence.
• Human Factors qualification.
• Recognised Safety, Health, Environment or Fire qualification.
• Defence or aviation sector experience.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

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 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 day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

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. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.