Project Lead Ftc 2 Years - Plymouth, United Kingdom - Babcock International

Babcock International
Babcock International
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Plymouth, United Kingdom

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Project Lead FTC 2 Years:


  • Location: GB, PL2 2BG
  • Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title:
Project Lead

Location:
Plymouth, UK - Hybrid - Working from home options available

Compensation:
£46, benefits

Role Type:
Full time / 2 year FTC

Role ID:
SF 48584

The difference is you


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 Project Lead at our Devonport site.


As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers' defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.


Babcock International and Devonport
The Project Lead role is based within our Devonport Royal Dockyard business area.

Working at Devonport puts the best of the South West at your fingertips.

Amazing scenery, vibrant towns and numerous leisure opportunities - It's why Devon and Cornwall are such a desirable place to live and work.


Comprising of 14 dry docks, four miles of waterfront and 25 tidal berths, Devonport is the base for numerous surface vessels as well as the base and refit centre for the Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarines.

Devonport has also recently been selected as the base port for the Navy's new Type 26 frigates and will become the maintenance centre for the future submarine programme.


For more than a century, Babcock, the Aerospace and Defence Company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly-skilled engineering services.

We help customers in the UK and around the world to improve the capability, reliability and availability of their most critical assets within the four market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear, underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, unique infrastructure and specialist training.


The role

The difference our new Project Lead will make
As a Project Lead, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary.

As improvement practitioners within the Warships Support Value Stream as part of the Transformation Programme, we seek to challenge current ways of working through modernising working practises, adopting innovative solutions and introducing technology to improve service delivery, whilst meeting the exciting challenge of supporting our customers in delivering high operational availability and capability against tightening financial constraints.


Day to day, you'll scope, assess, plan, execute, monitor, and report to Project Manager and senior management your assigned projects by delivering change and continuous improvement projects.

You'll be empowered to lead and manage the project team, with authority and responsibility delegated via the Project Manager.

You will play a key part in creating and implementing change management strategies and plans to ensure project deliverables meet stated objectives on time and on budget.

The focus will include changes to business processes, systems and technology and changing behaviours and culture.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you'll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.


We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.

This role provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home.


Essential experience

  • Engineering/Business Degree level qualified or relevant experience.
  • APM Project Management or relevant experience.
  • Demonstrable evidence of seeking and implementing improvement within the business.
  • Must have the ability to effectively communicate at all times to ensure the success of their projects.
  • A track record of developing good working relationships with stakeholders.

What we offer

  • Generous benefits including:
  • Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
  • Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
  • Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
  • Employee share scheme save tax and national insurance on shares, with 1 free share per 10 purchased
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Employment development allowance £125 per year
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reward and Recognition Scheme linked to Health and Safety
  • Working from home and flexible work patterns
  • Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
  • Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
  • Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International
For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

Change begins with our people and our shared Principles:
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