Project Manager (Dreadnought Programme)

Babcock International
Project Manager
Bristol with flexible working
Defence Systems Technology (DST)

About the role

Here at Babcock International we're looking we're looking for someone dynamic, ambitious and eager to make a real impact in delivering the highly complex and strategic Dreadnought Submarine programme within Defence Systems Technology (DST).

The DST project management team of about 160 people helps teams deliver their goals, whether they are customer contracts or business improvements. Most of the team are based in Bristol, but you'll find project managers at most DST sites. This award-winning team successfully delivers complex projects worldwide, operating right across different functions, and at the heart of delivery teams working with customers.

As part of the Dreadnought Submarine programme, which is currently the largest programme in defence with a budget of £34 billion, you'll work with senior management and build cross business partnerships in delivering a number of complex systems on time, to budget and contracted quality for our customers.

Although this role is heavily involved within the Defence industry we welcome applications from all project management backgrounds. As well as working on some of the most high-profile projects we also offer a supportive work environment where innovation is at the heart of what we do.

Duties for this role include:

* The timely issue Work Packages to the 'Engineering', 'Build', 'Buy' and 'Product' teams with clear time, cost and quality baselines'
* Providing visibility of progress, performance, risk and opportunity impact against agreed time, cost and quality baseline to the Delivery Lead and Programme Team
* Adhering to the Project Management Plan and all appropriate contract artefacts.
* Stakeholder management of and communication with internal customers and suppliers.
* Management of priorities and negotiation with impacted stakeholders.
* Resource capacity planning through effective management of current work packages and stakeholder engagement to identify future packages of work.
* Developing clear scope from project requirements and formally agreeing that scope and the budgets and schedules for delivery.
* Ensuring supply chain activities are initiated in a timely fashion and are successfully monitored and controlled.
* Ensuring 'Engineering', 'Buy' and 'Build' scope and delivery expectations, including budgets and milestones, are clearly and formally communicated and delegated to accountable functional leads.
* Arranging for Customer reporting outputs as required by the contract
* Supporting the development and maintenance of contract documents
* Ensuring that the status and configuration of deliverable scope is aligned to the agreed contract Product Breakdown Structure and maintained throughout delivery

What do I need to do the role?

You're able to drive programme change and be adaptable in new environments. Additionally you continuously champion high performance, challenge the status quo, actively seek out different perspectives and speak up.

You should be a proven Project Manager having successfully delivered significant projects to challenging schedules. You will have successfully operated in highly legislated markets, have operated successfully in matrix organisations, negotiating resource and prioritising tasks, developed and improved processes and systems that support continuously improvement of delivery performance and budget adherence.

What else do I need to know?

* Holiday entitlement: 25 days, plus bank holidays;
* Pension scheme with employee pension contributions matched up to 8% of salary, with life assurance;
* Our Babcock Rewards Platform allows you to choose from a range of benefits that best meet your needs, including: critical illness insurance, travel insurance, healthcare cash plan, dental insurance, childcare vouchers, bike scheme, shopping offers and discounts
* Employee Share Plan;

About Babcock DST

Defence Systems Technology (DST) forms a critical, and growing part of Babcock's Marine organisation. Our dynamic and motivated leadership team is committed to an exciting transformation agenda that will help DST to innovate, modernise and create a more people-focussed business that can support our customers' mission. Working across a range of exciting design, manufacture and support projects, DST employs approximately 1,500 people across the UK and overseas with the largest sites based in Bristol, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Ashchurch.

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Application Guidance

If you are currently employed by Babcock, please let your line manager know that you're applying for this vacancy. You should also let them know if you are attending an interview or assessment for a role.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and we will respond in a way that best fits your specific needs.

SF35665
Closing date: 30th July 2021
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