Training Analyst and Design Manager in Plymouth

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG

Compensation: Starting salary from £44,600 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Build the skills that power the future of defence engineering. 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 Training Analyst and Design Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role:

• As a Training Analyst and Design Manager, you’ll play a critical role in developing the workforce capabilities that underpin complex submarine and warship maintenance programmes.
• Leading training analysis and design activities within a major capability enhancement programme, you’ll ensure that people have the right skills, knowledge and competence to deliver essential defence operations safely and effectively.
• Day-to-day, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to shape how training is designed and delivered across a highly technical environment.
• You’ll work at the intersection of engineering, education and operational delivery—driving improvements in performance, supporting continuous learning, and influencing how capability evolves across the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading training analysis and design activities to identify and meet workforce capability needs.
• Managing and developing a team of analysts and learning design specialists.
• Collaborating with subject matter experts to create effective, high-quality training solutions.
• Designing structured training approaches aligned to operational and regulatory requirements.
• Driving continuous improvement across training processes, systems and learning interventions.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience:

• Strong analytical capability with experience interpreting training or workforce requirements.
• Proven ability to deliver projects to time, cost and quality targets.
• Experience working collaboratively with stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A proactive, commercially aware approach with a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Degree-level qualification in training analysis, technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is 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:

• 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.
• ‘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.