Babcock Capability Centre Programme Manager in Devon

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG.

Role Overview

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as the programme manager for the Babcock Capability Centre (BCC) in Plymouth City Centre. As a Programme Manager, you’ll take a pivotal leadership role in shaping the future capability, capacity and resilience of one of Europe’s most strategically important defence sites. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a complex programme that will modernise how Babcock operates at Devonport, delivering new infrastructure, strengthening systems and transforming the way we support national defence. Day‑to‑day, you’ll make a tangible difference to the UK’s security by ensuring our BCC programme delivers real‑world outcomes that matter. In return, you’ll develop your career within a world‑class engineering and defence organisation that offers continuous growth, meaningful work and the chance to influence large‑scale change from day one.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of a major programme from set‑up through to benefits realisation and closure.
• Shape programme vision, blueprint and delivery strategy, ensuring alignment across wider portfolios.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, budgets and reporting at programme level.
• Engage and influence senior leaders, delivery partners and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and coordinated activity.
• Drive continuous improvement, embedding best practice in programme and project management.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential Experience

• Experience leading programmes within complex environments such as defence, infrastructure, regulated industries or public sector.
• Leading programmes relating to building regeneration and / or relocation of personnel is desirable.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, interdependencies and multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Strong capability in programme and project management methodologies (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2, Agile).
• Confident leadership, communication and influencing skills at senior stakeholder level.
• Financial acumen, including business case development, investment appraisal and benefits tracking.

Qualifications

• MSP or recent experience operating in a similar programme leadership context.

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

• 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. 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.

EEO Statement

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.