IT Portfolio Lead in Bristol

As an IT Portfolio Lead, you will provide independent, insight‑led oversight across a diverse portfolio of technology projects, strengthening delivery discipline, improving forecasting, and ensuring risks are identified early and effectively managed. Working closely with senior stakeholders, project managers and the Project Management Office, you will bring clarity, structure and continuous improvement to portfolio delivery—directly impacting business performance and strategic outcomes.

Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements. Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week. This role can be based at any of our main UK locations including Bristol, Warrington, Devonport, Leicester, Rosyth.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities:

• Provide delivery assurance and governance oversight across the portfolio
• Produce high‑quality portfolio reporting and insights to support decision‑making
• Identify, assess and manage risks, issues and escalations proactively
• Support and enhance project management capability and delivery standards
• Drive alignment with the Project Management Office and continuous improvement initiatives

Essential experience:

• Demonstrating extensive experience in project or programme delivery
• Applying a strong track record within portfolio or Project Management Office environments
• Managing and overseeing multiple concurrent projects in complex settings
• Identifying delivery risks early and implementing effective mitigation strategies
• Working with established delivery frameworks such as PRINCE2, Agile or hybrid models

Qualifications:

• Project or programme management certification (such as PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent) is desirable
• Relevant degree or professional qualification in a related discipline is advantageous

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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. 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.

Benefits:

• 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 of special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy or sell up to one week of annual leave each year. This window opens February through March.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day (or equivalent hours) of paid leave a year to volunteer with a chosen organisation or registered charity

About Babcock:

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure.

Commitment to Inclusion:

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 – ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.