Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location: Ashton, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Shape complex defence programmes with global impact
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Manager at Ashton House, near Bristol, Somerset.
At Babcock, our people are trusted to deliver outcomes that matter. From strategic communications to advanced engineering programmes, our work supports national security and international defence partners. A career in defence, aerospace and engineering with Babcock is exciting, dynamic and purposeful offering the opportunity to see tangible results from your leadership.
The role
As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll lead the delivery of complex design, build and integration programmes within our Mission Systems - Sense and Connect business. Operating in a highly visible role, you’ll manage multidisciplinary teams, balance commercial and technical priorities, and guide projects through every stage of the lifecycle.
This is an opportunity to influence outcomes at scale working across strategic communications and radio‑frequency development programmes with both UK and international stakeholders.
Day-to-day, you’ll play a key role in shaping delivery strategy, managing risk and driving performance, while continuing to develop your leadership capability within a supportive and forward‑looking organisation.
1. Leading the operational and strategic delivery of complex engineering projects
2. Managing cost, schedule, quality and risk to maintain controlled outcomes
3. Collaborating with engineering, commercial and programme teams across design, build and integration phases
4. Engaging with customers and senior stakeholders, providing clear governance and reporting
5. Driving continuous improvement through lessons learned and project best practice
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2/3 days onsite and 2/3 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Senior Project Manager
6. Proven experience managing complex design, build and integration projects
7. Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within a matrix environment
8. Strong financial, schedule and risk management capability
9. Experience reporting to, and influencing, senior internal and external stakeholders
10. Background within defence, security or similarly regulated sectors
Qualifications for the Senior Project Manager
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. UK National only.
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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