Job Title: Assistant Project Controller
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £28, to £35, Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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 Assistant Project Controller at our Plymouth, Devon site.
The role
As an Assistant Project Controller, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a key role in supporting the capture, analysis and implementation of Learning from Experience across the Submarine Disposal Programme. Sitting at the centre of programme delivery and continuous improvement, this role offers wide exposure across engineering, project management and senior stakeholders.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
1. Support the delivery of a professional approach to Learning from Experience management and associated processes
2. Work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders across all levels to analyse data and identify improvement opportunities
3. Lead and support Learning from Experience investigations within a complex, multi‑stakeholder environment
4. Produce high‑quality, timely and insightful reports that inform programme and business decisions
5. Maintain databases, registers and trackers to ensure accurate, accessible organisational learning
This is a full‑time, permanent role, working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at Devonport. Hybrid working patterns are available, and occasional travel to other Babcock and customer sites may be required.
Essential experience of the Assistant Project Controller:
6. Experience producing clear, well‑structured written outputs and reports
7. Confidence engaging and communicating effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
8. Ability to challenge constructively and respond positively to challenge
9. Experience working in a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary environment
10. Interest in continuous improvement and learning cultures
Qualifications for the Assistant Project Controller:
11. Degree or equivalent professional experience (essential)
12. Project management qualification such as APM Project Fundamentals Qualification or PRINCE2 (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 Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
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