Assistant Project Manager - Dreadnought

Job Title: Dreadnought Assistant Project Manager (Change Management)
Location: Bristol
Role Type: Full Time / Permanent
Job ID: SF45216

Make a real impact, immediately
We're looking for someone dynamic, ambitious and eager to make a real impact in the Dreadnought programme's delivery team, within Babcock Mission Systems.
Babcock Mission Systems is a business unit within the Marine Sector of Babcock International Group. Working on a range of exciting design, manufacture and support projects, Mission Systems works with a number of key clients domestically and internationally. We're based at a number of sites in the UK and overseas. The business continues to win new work and grow at a significant pace, as a result we are recruiting for talented, enthusiastic and driven people.

The difference you will make
The Babcock Mission Systems 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 Mission Systems 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 delivery team, you'll work with senior management and build cross business partnerships in delivering a number of strategic projects on time and to budget, including (but not limited to) some of the following activities depending on team:

General duties in support of a Senior Project Manager or Project Manager
* Contributing to programme weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting requirements
* Supporting risk and opportunity management across the delivery teams
* Supporting the PMO in managing schedule & resource forecasts and baseline change requests
* Raising, controlling and monitoring requisitions in IFS to initiate Supply Chain activities
* Supporting the Supply Chain, Production and Engineering functions in managing and controlling delegated work packages via the Task Order process
* Supporting Commercial in managing and enacting contract change notes in the project management processes solutions.

Who we're looking for
You're someone who brings attention to detail, your own ideas and is able to handle and present complex information with confidence in a fast pace environment.

Experience
* Strong use of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project (or Primavera)
* Working with Supply Chain requisitions, task or works orders and tracking work packages
* Experience of using IFS, or similar ERP system (desirable)
* Experience of managing contract change from a project management perspective (desirable)
Skills and attributes

Excellent listening and communication skills
* Is able to work independently and as an active team member
* Willing to learn and grow within Project Management or Project Controls

Education and qualifications

APM Project Management Qualification (desirable)

In return for your skill and passion, you'll get:
* Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
* Opportunities to drive your career
* Autonomy to perform the role
* The opportunity to make a real impact to shape the future of the Dreadnought Programme

As well as:
* 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 Scheme
* Free, independent employee assistance programme, offering confidential information, support and counselling 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
* Professional memberships, personal development training and opportunities
* If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments
Other need to knows:
* You must be able to achieve the appropriate security clearance level for this role
* We are happy to talk about flexible working. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Application Guidance
Please note that you will not be able to access the vacancy details after the closing date so you may wish to keep a copy of this advert and any supporting documents for your records.

Closing date: 08/07/2022

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