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Compensation: £80,000 - £92,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63443
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 PMO at our Rosyth site. Job Title: Head of PMO
Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £80,000 - £92,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63443
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 PMO at our Rosyth site.
The role
As a Head of PMO, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a key role in establishing and embedding governance and processes as well as developing capability across the Arrowhead business unit, whilst supporting future growth opportunities across the Arrowhead portfolio, both from a Business Development and project start up perspective as new programmes are won.
Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for delivering and managing the PMO functions programme specific capabilities and support plus wider Arrowhead functional objectives. Additionally, you will:
Responsible for the delivery of the Planning, Project Controls, Risk and Scheduling functions within the Type 31 (T31) programme Responsible for functional Assurance and Governance within the Arrowhead business units Responsible for the Arrowhead PMO resource plan and functional capability. Managing the Customer and internal interfaces including identification and monitoring of programme risks. Interfacing with Project Delivery Directors using key Project Controls and Planning data to measure programme performance and identify areas of focus required to achieve success.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 4 days in the office/onsite and 1 day working from home.
Essential Experience Of The Head Of PMO
Extensive recent and relevant experience in a similar environment / business sector Full project lifecycle experience from bid phase through to close out Worked on programmes of varying type: including varying products, services, across all phases of the lifecycle. Experience in contracting methodologies (e.g. FIDIC/NEC/JCT) Cross functional awareness of lifecycle requirements for supporting functions
Qualifications For The Head Of PMO
Ideally a bachelor's degree in engineering/project/construction management or a related field A postgraduate qualification is also desirable, as is membership in a professional body Mandatory (or agreement to attain in 12 months) APM Chartered Professional (ChPP)
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 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: 24/06/2025 Seniority level
Seniority level Executive Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
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