Overview

Job title: Assistant Project Manager - Production

Company: Babcock International Group

Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Role type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF62771

The Role

As an Assistant Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be fundamental in delivering key sub-systems to our customers on time. You will see the manufacture of submarine equipment first hand, to experience the complex quality requirements and to be a part of a significant UK project.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for scheduling, reporting, prioritisation, issue management, risk management and stakeholder management.

You will work closely with several teams including Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, wider Project Management teams, Commercial, Engineering and many more.

Responsibilities

• Taking responsibility to ensure work continues through a safe working environment.
• Ensuring delivery of equipment to time/cost/quality.
• Approval of purchase order quotations.
• Point of contact for cross-function liaison to ensure on-time delivery to the customer.
• Responsible for progress reports for both internal and external consumption.

This role is full-time, 37 hours per week with hybrid working arrangements (5 days in the office/onsite). After completion of training, there is the opportunity to work from home 1 day per week.

Essential experience

• Experience of working in a manufacturing or project management environment.
• Strong computer literacy skills and extensive experience in data management.
• Excellent stakeholder management & communication skills.
• Experience of working to tight deadlines, plans, and schedules.
• Able to navigate change easily and continually seeks to learn and improve new skills.

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification or Project Management Qualification (desirable) or equivalent.
• UK driving Licence.
• Working towards chartership.

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. This role is subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. More details are available at 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 is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement. There is an annual window to request this benefit
• Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and wellbeing support
• Flexible working options to better integrate work and personal life

Be part of Babcock

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’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 07/09/2025

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.