Junior Project Manager
Location: United Kingdom – Hybrid (flexible location – with working from home options available)
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full Time / Permanent
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At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Junior Project Manager.

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.

Babcock Corporate Services (BCS)

The Junior Project Manager role is based within our Babcock Corporate Services (BCS) business unit.

Babcock Corporate Services (BCS) is a global function, with our largest site being Lakeside in Portsmouth, but we operate from multiple sites around the world. BCS supplies and operates all IT, security, procurement, and finance Shared Services. We are embedded alongside the operations that we serve, enabling us to maintain close working relationships that support delivery to our customers. We drive standardisation, simplification and automation across Babcock, to help generate sustainable value for the group and our external customers

The role

The difference our new Junior Project Manager will make

As a Junior Project Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll take on small to medium projects without supervision, as well as, under the guidance of the Project Manager, medium Projects or work packages of larger projects.

Day to day, you’ll ensure an effective project delivery, striving to deliver to time, cost & quality constraints. Defining and maintaining project governance arrangements, documenting meeting terms of reference, roles and responsibilities, reporting and communication approach, and any other required project controls.

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 can be delivered from any UK Babcock Hub alongside home working arrangements. You’ll be within commutable distance to a UK Babcock Hub.

Essential experience

You will need proven experience as being part of a project delivery team, within an IT environment, either as a Junior PM, Project Associate or Project Manager.

You will also need the following:

  • Knowledge and experience of current IT technology, products and services
  • Experience of supporting IT processes e.g., procurement or service management is desirable
  • Strong IT desktop skills including Excel is essential with PowerPoint and SharePoint being desirable
  • Foundation qualification in Project Management with the ability and commitment to gain further PRINCE/APM or equivalent project management certification
  • Lastly, you must hold or have ability to obtain BPSS and SC security clearance.

    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
  • Pension members – death in service 4 times base salary
  • Paternity – 2 full weeks pay
  • Maternity & Adoption leave – 20 weeks full pay – 13 weeks SMP
  • CSP – Up to 5 years service – 26 weeks full pay, 5 to 10 years service – 39 weeks full pay, 10 years plus – 52 weeks full pay
  • Working from home and flexible work patterns
  • 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.

    Closing Date: 19th October 2022