HR Business Partner Transformation Projects in Helensburgh

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £45,000 - £58,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Shape the future of a nationally critical organisation. 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 HR Business Partner Transformation Projects at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role is about driving meaningful change at scale - partnering with senior leaders, influencing direction, and delivering people‑led transformation that supports national defence and security.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:

• Leading and delivering HR transformation and change projects aligned to business strategy
• Partnering with senior leaders and managers to build organisational capability and readiness for change
• Designing and implementing people frameworks including career pathways, reward and organisational design
• Managing project plans, milestones and dependencies across multiple workstreams
• Using insight, data and clear communication to influence decisions and support successful change adoption

This role is full time, 36 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 07:15 – 16:45 and is based at HMNB Clyde Faslane. Due to the nature of the role, regular on‑site presence is required, with hybrid working arrangements available where business needs allow.

Essential experience:

• Proven experience operating as an HR Business Partner with senior leaders
• Strong track record delivering organisational change or transformation projects
• Experience managing complex HR initiatives aligned to strategic objectives
• Solid background in employee relations, including trade union engagement
• Ability to analyse data and provide meaningful insight to inform decisions

Qualifications:

• CIPD qualification or equivalent demonstrable HR experience
• Strong professional knowledge of contemporary HR practice
• Proficiency in HR systems and tools, including Microsoft Office applications

Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 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

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. 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.

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.com 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: 25/05/2026