Head of Service Contracts in Tewkesbury

Head of Service Contracts

Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Highly Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69499

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 Head of Service Contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage all operations enabling service contracts, including FM, MHE, PPE, workwear, soft services and waste management ensuring full compliance with legal, financial and commercial standards through robust monthly, quarterly and annual reviews
• Develop and implement a transition strategy to a ‘Vested’ outsourcing model aligned with ISO 44001 for all contracts
• Oversee delivery of investment and fixed cost objectives through strong governance and performance tracking
• Collaborate with the transformation team to drive modernisation initiatives across operations

Qualifications

• Strong financial and commercial acumen
• Proven ability to manage complex contracts and challenging customer relationships
• Solid background in Facilities Management operations and strategy
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Facilities Management, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent qualification)

Security Clearance

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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Benefits

• 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.

EEO Statement

Babcock International is 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.

Closing date: 21/11/2025