Job Title: Project Management Lead
Location: Oxfordshire, England + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £53, - £57, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Shape and influence project delivery across a major defence aviation programme
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Project Management Lead at Brize Norton, supporting one of the United Kingdom’s most significant military aviation contracts.
The role
As a Project Management Lead, you’ll provide central coordination, governance and oversight across a wide portfolio of work within our Aviation business. You will act as the focal point for customer demand, project intake, change requests and proposal activity, ensuring all work is prioritised, structured and governed effectively. Your role will strengthen programme performance, increase visibility across the portfolio and ensure decisions are based on accurate, timely information.
Day-to-day, you will be:
1. Leading the coordination, tracking and governance of project requests, proposals and change activity across a complex aviation portfolio.
2. Preparing accurate, high‑quality proposals, responses and supporting documentation in line with governance requirements.
3. Providing clear reporting on project progress, risks, issues and dependencies, maintaining visibility across all active and upcoming work.
4. Managing the lifecycle of customer requests from initial enquiry through to project closure and handover.
5. Supporting communication and alignment between commercial, finance, procurement, delivery teams and customer stakeholders.
This is a full‑time hybrid role, working 40 hours per week, with on‑site attendance for customer meetings and team collaboration.
Essential experience of the Project Management Lead:
6. Proven experience in Project Management Office, project coordination or delivery support within a complex operational or regulated environment.
7. Experience supporting proposals, requests for quotation and/or change control processes.
8. Strong understanding of governance, assurance and structured delivery frameworks.
9. Ability to manage multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously.
10. Strong commercial writing skills and experience producing high‑quality documentation.
Qualifications for the Project Management Lead:
Formal project or PMO qualification (such as PRINCE2, APM or PMO Practitioner) desirable.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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 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.
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