Job Title: Infrastructure Development Director
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + 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 an Infrastructure Development Director at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As an Infrastructure Development Director, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. you’ll lead the strategic development and delivery of major infrastructure programmes that support the future of UK defence. You’ll be instrumental in shaping and executing capital investment plans for facilities that enable submarine maintenance and operations. This is a high-impact leadership role where your decisions will influence national capability, drive innovation, and leave a lasting legacy.
Day-to-day, you’ll drive strategic facilities projects by leading capital programme delivery, shaping project strategies, building portfolio capability, and managing stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment and compliance.
1. Developing and implementing strategic plans for major facilities projects aligned with business goals.
2. Leading the prioritisation and delivery of capital programmes to meet specification, schedule, and cost.
3. Building capability to manage complex portfolios and drive continuous improvement.
4. Creating differentiated project strategies including delivery, procurement, and contracting approaches.
5. Managing stakeholder relationships and ensuring compliance across programmes.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Infrastructure Development Director
6. Proven experience developing programmes from design through to delivery.
7. Leading large teams in a matrix environment.
8. Managing extensive programme portfolios.
9. Navigating union relationships and involvement.
10. Creating and managing board-level business cases.
Qualifications for the Infrastructure Development Director
11. Degree in a STEM discipline.
12. Professional qualification such as Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), Chartered Engineer (C.Eng), or equivalent.
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 .
What we offer
13. Generous holiday allowance
14. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
15. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
16. Employee share scheme
17. Employee shopping savings portal
18. Payment of Professional Fees
19. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
20. 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.
21. ‘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
22. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.