Job Title: Head of Delivery
Location: Rosyth, Fife
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 a Head of Delivery at our Rosyth site.
The role
As a Head of Delivery, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Lead a high-performing team to deliver one of the UK’s most ambitious shipbuilding programmes. You’ll provide visible leadership, offering clear guidance and direction to ensure successful delivery of agreed targets and milestones.
Day-to-day, you’ll lead and oversee all aspects within the scope of Ship Managers, Commissioning Managers, Quality Control Managers, and Completions Managers. Additionally, you will:
1. Deliver the full ship outfitting scope on the Type 31 Programme on time, on budget, safely, and to the highest quality
2. Lead composite working teams across all areas of outfit delivery
3. Build and inspire an empowered, motivated, and capable team that consistently performs at a high level
4. Drive improvements in safety and quality culture, making Type 31 the benchmark for excellence in shipbuilding
5. Embed continuous improvement across the delivery stream to ensure all milestone targets are achieved
This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at Rosyth.
Essential experience of the Head of Delivery
6. Proven experience in project or programme delivery at a senior management level
7. Strong leadership and change management across multidisciplinary environments
8. Demonstrated success in shipbuilding programmes with a focus on operations or production management
9. Deep understanding of project management processes, tools, and techniques across complex projects
10. Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels within a large, complex programme
Qualifications for the Head of Delivery
11. Relevant degree (or equivalent experience)
12. Technical trade or engineering based background
13. Membership of a recognised professional institution
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
14. Generous holiday allowance
15. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
16. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
17. Employee share scheme
18. Employee shopping savings portal
19. Payment of Professional Fees
20. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
21. 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.
22. ‘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
23. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.