Assistant Package Manager - Mechanical Services Integration

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67705

Help Deliver the Infrastructure That Powers National Defence

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 Package Manager – Mechanical Services Integration at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Assistant Package Manager – Mechanical Services Integration, you’ll support the delivery of complex infrastructure projects that enable the Royal Navy’s submarine maintenance operations. You’ll work with internal and external stakeholders to manage scope, requirements, programme, risk, and contract elements to ensure successful project outcomes. You’ll be part of a team shaping the future of defence engineering with clear pathways for career progression and professional development.

• Facilitating, developing, and agreeing requirements, project scope and solutions for design and physical works phases
• Managing planning, monitoring and control of work packages delivered by internal and external teams
• Applying configuration and change control to design packages
• Forecasting costs and monitoring/reporting against budget
• Contributing to risk management, including identification, assessment and implementation of mitigations

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience

• Experience with engineering systems within scope
• Project delivery experience in a Nuclear Licensed Site environment (preferred)
• Technical governance and configuration management through construction and change control
• Management of NEC4 suite of contracts (ECC & PSC options A, C & E)
• Familiarity with CEMAR software and BIM in project delivery (preferred)

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC/HND (or equivalent) in project management, engineering or business management
• APMQ project management qualification (or equivalent)
• NEC contract management qualification or recognised training (preferred)
• IOSH certification (preferred)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and residency history. 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 share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading to buy extra leave or sell up to one week of annual leave (opening February–March annually)
• Be Kind Day enables one paid working day per year for volunteering
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”. We are committed to an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and we are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Closing date: 26/10/2025

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