Production Assistant Project Manager

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Location: Bristol, UK – Onsite
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF 45667

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Project Manager at our Bristol site

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers' defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility

Mission Systems

The Assistant Project Manager role is based within our Mission Systems business area

Babcock is a trusted provider of integrated solutions for global defence and security. We have a wide portfolio of best–in–class intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, communications, and weapons launch and handling solutions across all domains, integrating the best of industry to meet our customers' needs.

The role

The difference our new Assistant Project Manager will make

As an Assistant Project Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. The Babcock Mission Systems project management team of about 160 people helps teams deliver their goals, whether they are customer contracts or business improvements. This award–winning team successfully delivers complex projects worldwide, operating right across different functions, and at the heart of delivery teams working with customers.

Day to day, you'll work with senior management and build cross business partnerships in delivering a number of strategic projects on time and to budget. This will include creating, updating and maintaining detailed production schedules, and contributing to programme weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting requirements.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you'll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role is based Onsite in Bristol.

Essential experience

• Experience of working in a Manufacturing/Operations environment
• Scheduling experience
• Strong use of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project (or Primavera)
• Working with Supply Chain requisitions, task or works orders and tracking work package
• Experience of using IFS, or similar ERP system (desirable)

What we offer

Generous benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Our Big Benefit Platform allows you to make your money go further, with discounts from over 850 retailers
• Employee Share Plan
• Professional memberships, personal development training an opportunities
• STEM ambassador training and volunteering opportunities
• Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
• Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International

For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net–zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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.