Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £59,000 – £63,000 + Benefits + Overtime
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72583
Lead the delivery of critical defence infrastructure that protects the nation
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 Senior Project Manager at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.
The role
As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll take a leading role within a major, multi-year infrastructure improvement programme across one of the United Kingdom’s most strategically important defence estates.
Day-to-day you’ll be required to:
- Leading the end‑to‑end delivery of major infrastructure projects, ensuring safety, quality, schedule and cost targets are met
- Managing and developing a team of project managers and assistant project managers across multiple workstreams
- Coordinating designers, consultants, contractors and stakeholders through all RIBA stages
- Overseeing procurement, tendering and contract management using industry-standard forms
- Driving strong governance, risk management and financial control across your portfolio
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday, based at HMNB Clyde Faslane and provides hybrid working arrangements following an initial on‑site period.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience leading teams within a construction, engineering or complex infrastructure environment
- Strong track record delivering large, high‑value and technically complex infrastructure projects
- Working knowledge of NEC4, JCT or similar standard forms of contract
- Experience across feasibility, design development and front‑end engineering design
- Practical use of modern project management tools and methodologies
Qualifications
- Degree or HNC with significant experience in a relevant construction or engineering discipline
- Full membership or working towards membership of a recognised professional body such as RICS, CIOB, APM or CEng
- APM Project Management Qualification or equivalent is desirableWorking towards Chartered status is advantageous
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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
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-day 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
- ‘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
Closing date: 20/05/2026
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Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £59,000 – £63,000 + Benefits + Overtime
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72583
Lead the delivery of critical defence infrastructure that protects the nation
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 Senior Project Manager at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.
The role
As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll take a leading role within a major, multi-year infrastructure improvement programme across one of the United Kingdom’s most strategically important defence estates.
Day-to-day you’ll be required to:
- Leading the end‑to‑end delivery of major infrastructure projects, ensuring safety, quality, schedule and cost targets are met
- Managing and developing a team of project managers and assistant project managers across multiple workstreams
- Coordinating designers, consultants, contractors and stakeholders through all RIBA stages
- Overseeing procurement, tendering and contract management using industry-standard forms
- Driving strong governance, risk management and financial control across your portfolio
This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday, based at HMNB Clyde Faslane and provides hybrid working arrangements following an initial on‑site period.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience leading teams within a construction, engineering or complex infrastructure environment
- Strong track record delivering large, high‑value and technically complex infrastructure projects
- Working knowledge of NEC4, JCT or similar standard forms of contract
- Experience across feasibility, design development and front‑end engineering design
- Practical use of modern project management tools and methodologies
Qualifications
- Degree or HNC with significant experience in a relevant construction or engineering discipline
- Full membership or working towards membership of a recognised professional body such as RICS, CIOB, APM or CEng
- APM Project Management Qualification or equivalent is desirableWorking towards Chartered status is advantageous
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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
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-day 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
- ‘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
Closing date: 20/05/2026
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