Job Title: Business Planning Specialist Location: Plymouth, Devon Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: £38,084.00 Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF68688 Shape the future of defence through strategic planning excellence At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Business Planning Specialist at Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon. The role As a Business Planning Specialist, you’ll be at the heart of our strategic planning function, supporting the development and maintenance of the Submarine long term portfolio. This is a dynamic and high impact role where your insights will help shape decisions that affect national defence capabilities. You’ll be part of a team that drives organisational alignment and financial performance by linking strategic and operational planning, making a real difference to the business and your career. Day-to-day, you’ll drive strategic planning by developing and managing the strategic submarine plans, collaborating across teams and delivering data led insights that inform high level decision making and continuous improvement. Support the development and maintenance of demand and supply plans for the Submarine business Capture and manage underlying assumptions, risk and change control records Provide strategic updates and reports to senior stakeholders Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across multiple functions Use data-driven insights to support decision-making and continuous improvement 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 Of The Business Planning Specialist Experience in planning or programme management within a fast paced, regulated environment Ability to manage and manipulate large datasets for strategic reporting Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel Analytical and numerate, with a keen eye for identifying opportunities and risks Understanding of risk principles (advantageous) Qualifications For The Business Planning Specialist Educated to HNC level or equivalent experience 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. 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 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 is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Babcock International For over a century Babcock has 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. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any 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’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview. Closing date: 05/11/2025 BABDESTNUC