Transport Development Manager
Location: Wolverhampton, GB, WV7 3EX
Role: Full-time, Permanent
Shape the future of transport solutions that support national infrastructure. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Transport Development Manager.
The role
As a Transport Development Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering complex transport projects that support operational excellence across our UK Land & Aviation business. Reporting into senior leadership, you’ll oversee end-to-end project delivery—ensuring solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to strategic goals.
This is an exciting opportunity to work across a wide portfolio, collaborating with internal teams, customers, and supply chain partners while developing your expertise in a highly dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a portfolio of transport projects, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and cost
- Leading end-to-end project delivery from scoping and design through to implementation and handover
- Collaborating with internal teams, customers, and supply chain partners to deliver effective transport solutions
- Supporting operational teams with subject matter expertise and guidance
- Creating and maintaining project documentation, systems, and training materials
This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week with flexible working hours Monday to Friday, including an early finish on Fridays. This role is based at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, with flexibility to be based across the UK. Frequent travel to other sites is expected, alongside remote and hybrid working options.
Essential Experience
- Strong knowledge of transport operations and relevant legislation
- Experience delivering projects within transport or operational environments
- Effective communication with stakeholders through strong presentation skills
- Managing multiple priorities and delivering within deadlines
- Working collaboratively across teams and external partners
Qualifications
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Transport Manager CPC – Passenger or LGV (desirable)
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
- 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-days 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.
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’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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