Assistant Package Manager in Torpoint

Help shape a major infrastructure programme that supports the UK's defence capability. At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Package Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role:

• As an Assistant Package Manager, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to join the Offsite Manufacturing team supporting the delivery of the 10 Dock Programme.
• Working within a complex engineering and project environment, you'll help coordinate activities across multiple disciplines and stakeholders, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.
• You’ll gain exposure to major infrastructure and engineering projects while developing your project management expertise within one of the UK's leading defence organisations.
• Day-to-day, you’ll support the planning, coordination, monitoring and control of designated work packages throughout the project lifecycle.
• Working closely with Package Managers and key stakeholders, you’ll contribute to the successful delivery of activities across design, manufacture, testing, commissioning and handover phases.
• Your work will have a direct impact on programme performance, helping to ensure critical projects are delivered on schedule, within budget and to the required quality and safety standards.

Essential experience of the Assistant Package Manager:

• Experience working in a project management or project support environment delivering projects through multiple lifecycle stages.
• Understanding of project management methodologies, planning, scheduling, reporting and performance monitoring techniques.
• Experience supporting cost forecasting, budget management and financial reporting activities.
• Knowledge of project governance, assurance, procurement, commercial and contract management processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a complex engineering environment.

Qualifications for the Assistant Package Manager:

• Recognised qualification in Project Management, Business, Engineering or a related discipline.
• APM Project Management Qualification (or equivalent), to be completed within one year of appointment.
• APMG Project Planning and Controls Foundation, to be completed within one year of appointment.
• NEC Fundamentals / Managing the Programme.

Desirable:

• HNC or HND in a relevant discipline with significant project delivery experience.
• Risk Assessor Training.
• Risk Assessor Approver Training.
• Health & Safety Management of Subcontractors Training.
• IOSH or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• BIM / Common Data Environment training.

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.

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 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.

Babcock:

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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.

Closing date: 29/11/2026