Site Manager in Rosyth

Location: Rosyth, Fife

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Lead with Purpose. Build a Safer Future. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Site Manager at Rosyth Dockyard, near Dunfermline, Fife.

The role

As a Site Manager, you’ll be at the heart of delivering major infrastructure projects that support national defence and engineering excellence. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll oversee construction activities on a live site, ensuring safety, quality, and progress are always front and centre. You’ll be part of a team that’s shaping the future of our dockyard facilities – making a real impact on our operations and your career.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities:

• Manage all on-site construction activities to ensure safe, timely and high‑quality delivery.
• Supervise subcontractors, tradespeople and site staff to align with project goals.
• Enforce health, safety and environmental standards through toolbox talks and inspections.
• Track project milestones and report progress to senior stakeholders.
• Oversee site logistics including deliveries, storage and equipment use.

This role is full time, permanent and works 37 hours per week, based on site at Rosyth Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Site Manager:

• Proven experience in a construction environment.
• Strong background in supervising or managing live construction sites.
• Ability to lead teams and coordinate multiple site activities.
• Knowledge of HSE regulations and site safety practices.
• Experience working with contractors and project stakeholders.

Qualifications for the Site Manager:

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you have the experience and drive to succeed, we want to hear from you. Formal qualifications in construction or site management are beneficial but not essential.

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.

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 allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their 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 charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world for over a century. 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 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.