Training Manager Work From Home in Walsall

Job Title: Training and Competency ManagerLocation: Walsall, West MidlandsCompensation: Competitive Salary + BenefitsRole Type: Full time / PermanentRole ID: SF75662Shape the future skills of a growing engineering workforceAt Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Training and Competency Manager at our Walsall site. The roleAs a Training and Competency Manager, you'll have the opportunity to build and lead a newly created function that will play a critical role in developing workforce capability across our specialist vehicle engineering business. This is more than a training role. You'll be responsible for designing and delivering a long-term competency and qualifications strategy that ensures our people have the skills needed to support complex vehicle conversion, armouring, and modification programmes. Day-to-day, you will be: Developing qualification and competency pathways aligned to operational and business requirements by arranging nationally recognised vocational qualifications (Levels 1–3) across vehicle electrical, mechanical, coachbuilding and coded welding disciplines. Supporting apprentices and employees through structured development programmes while ensuring compliance with relevant standards. This role is based on site at Walsall, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with an early finish every Friday. Essential experience of the Training and Competency Manager: Experience developing and managing training, competency, or workforce development programmes. Ability to interpret and apply regulatory and compliance frameworks. Commercial awareness and the ability to balance cost, value, and risk. Qualifications for the Training and Competency Manager: NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering or technical discipline. Internal Quality Assurer qualification (V1/IQA), or willingness to obtain this qualification with support from BabcockSecurity ClearanceThe 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ( we offerGenerous holiday allowanceMatched contribution pension scheme, with life assuranceAccess to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+Employee shopping savings portalPayment of Professional FeesReservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leaveHoliday 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. 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 are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.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.