At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead marine training contracts and ensure high standards of delivery and performance.
- Company: Join Babcock, a leader in creating a safe and secure world.
- Benefits: Generous holiday, pension scheme, health support, and volunteering days.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a commitment to inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in defence training while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in contract management and a passion for learning.
The predicted salary is between 62500 - 69400 £ per year.
Location: Fareham, Hampshire
Compensation: £62,500 - £69,400 Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract 12 Months
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Contract Manager - Marine Training at HMS Collingwood, near Fareham, Hampshire.
The role:
As a Contract Manager - Marine Training, you will lead the successful delivery of critical marine training contracts that support defence capability. This is a high impact role where you will ensure programmes are delivered to the highest standards of cost, quality, and performance while building trusted relationships with customers and partners. You will help shape how training is delivered, driving continuous improvement and supporting business growth, all while developing your own leadership and commercial expertise in a dynamic environment.
Day-to-day you’ll be required to:
- Manage and deliver marine training contracts to meet cost, schedule, and quality targets
- Lead and develop training delivery teams to achieve high performance
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, stakeholders, and partners
- Oversee budgets, forecasts, and financial performance of contracts
- Monitor contract compliance, performance metrics, and reporting to senior management
The role is based onsite at HMS Collingwood, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, totalling 37 hours per week.
Essential experience:
- Experience of managing contracts or projects with a strong focus on customer delivery
- Applying project management expertise within a complex operational environment
- Leading and motivating teams to improve performance and outcomes
- Using commercial awareness to manage contracts effectively
- Managing financial performance, forecasting, and understanding profit and loss
Qualifications:
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
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.
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
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: 30/06/2026
Contract Manager - Marine Training in Fareham employer: weServed
At Babcock, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values diversity and inclusion. As a Contract Manager - Marine Training at HMS Collingwood in Fareham, you will benefit from generous holiday allowances, a matched contribution pension scheme, and opportunities for professional development, all while contributing to critical defence training programmes. Our commitment to employee well-being is reflected in initiatives like 'Be Kind Day' for volunteering and flexible working arrangements, making Babcock a rewarding place to build your career.
