Job Title: Sub-Contract Manager
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £45,000 – £52,000
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72691
The Role
As a Sub-Contract Manager, you'll have overall accountability for the design, execution and performance of sub-contract services across major Naval Base and Infrastructure projects at Clyde. Managing projects with values of up to £8 million, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering complex programmes that directly support defence capability and public infrastructure.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence outcomes at scale – shaping high-performing supply chains, driving value, managing risk and ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality. You'll work closely with internal teams and trusted suppliers, building strong relationships and contributing to programmes that matter. Alongside the impact you'll make, you'll gain exposure to complex contracts, senior stakeholders and long-term development opportunities within a global engineering organisation.
Responsibilities
- Establish project and programme requirements, including those driven by the future bid pipeline
- Design and engage supply chains that meet programme, commercial and operational needs
- Manage sub-contract delivery and assure supplier performance against time, cost, and quality
- Implement governance, controls and reporting to support project compliance and senior reviews
- Manage risk and returned value throughout the full project lifecycle
This is a full-time role, working 36 hours per week, based at HMNB Clyde. Hybrid working patterns are available, and travel to other Babcock and customer sites may be required.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience in procurement, sourcing or subcontract management within a complex delivery environment
- Strong understanding of contract terms and conditions, including drafting and managing flow-down terms
- Experience planning and implementing supply arrangements and managing supplier performance
- Commercial acumen with an understanding of cost models, forecasting, valuations and supplier costing
- Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
Qualifications
- Degree-level education or significant, demonstrable experience in a similar commercial or procurement role
- Professional qualifications in procurement or contract management would be advantageous
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- 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 share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement
- Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day of paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
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 are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £45,000 – £52,000
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72691
The Role
As a Sub-Contract Manager, you’ll have overall accountability for the design, execution and performance of sub-contract services across major Naval Base and Infrastructure projects at Clyde. Managing projects with values of up to £8 million, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering complex programmes that directly support defence capability and public infrastructure.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence outcomes at scale – shaping high-performing supply chains, driving value, managing risk and ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality. You’ll work closely with internal teams and trusted suppliers, building strong relationships and contributing to programmes that matter. Alongside the impact you’ll make, you’ll gain exposure to complex contracts, senior stakeholders and long-term development opportunities within a global engineering organisation.
Responsibilities
- Establish project and programme requirements, including those driven by the future bid pipeline
- Design and engage supply chains that meet programme, commercial and operational needs
- Manage sub-contract delivery and assure supplier performance against time, cost, and quality
- Implement governance, controls and reporting to support project compliance and senior reviews
- Manage risk and returned value throughout the full project lifecycle
This is a full-time role, working 36 hours per week, based at HMNB Clyde. Hybrid working patterns are available, and travel to other Babcock and customer sites may be required.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience in procurement, sourcing or subcontract management within a complex delivery environment
- Strong understanding of contract terms and conditions, including drafting and managing flow-down terms
- Experience planning and implementing supply arrangements and managing supplier performance
- Commercial acumen with an understanding of cost models, forecasting, valuations and supplier costing
- Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
Qualifications
- Degree-level education or significant, demonstrable experience in a similar commercial or procurement role
- Professional qualifications in procurement or contract management would be advantageous
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- 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 share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement
- Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day of paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
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 are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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