Project management
Opportunities within project management
We have an incredible 44 different role types in project management split out over nine different disciplines. There’s also a lot of variety between these individual roles in order to suit the different products, programmes and contracts we deliver for our customers.
Because we recognise and value the different skillsets required to succeed in project management, we encourage our people to build their careers by moving between disciplines, allowing them to learn and develop transferable skills and varied experiences.
Be responsible for the planning at the initial stages of projects, including defining objectives, resource, scope, schedules, and structures.
Assistant Project Planner
Entry-level role focusing on routine assignments under supervision.
Project Planner
Intermediate role with expanded responsibilities and some autonomy.
Senior Project Planner
Senior role handling complex assignments with minimal supervision and leadership responsibilities.
Principal Project Planner
Lead-level role providing technical leadership and direction, often leading teams.
Discipline Lead – Planning
Expert-level role setting direction for the discipline, leading teams, and developing innovative solutions.
Oversee and coordinate all aspects of project delivery, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. You will often have primary day-to-day contact with our customers.
Project Assistant
Advanced-level administrative role supporting project delivery and reporting.
Assistant Project Manager
Intermediate role with expanded responsibilities in project management functions.
Project Manager (1)
Mid-level management role overseeing a sub-area or section within the discipline.
Project Manager (2)
Mid-level management role managing larger areas of activity and multiple teams.
Senior Project Manager
Senior management role leading multiple areas and contributing to business strategy.
Discipline Lead – Project Management
Expert-level role setting direction for the discipline and leading teams.
Project Director
Executive-level role driving strategic direction and performance for a business unit.
Global Head of Project Management
Executive role managing large-scale global projects, developing policies, and ensuring strategic objectives are met.
Oversee and coordinate all aspects of project delivery, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. You will often have primary day-to-day contact with our customers.
Assistant Project Controller
Entry-level role focusing on routine assignments under supervision.
Project Controller
Intermediate role with expanded responsibilities and some autonomy.
Senior Project Controller
Senior role handling complex assignments with minimal supervision and leadership responsibilities.
Project Controls Manager
Mid-level management role overseeing multiple teams and ensuring project control governance.
Senior Project Controls Manager
Senior management role leading departments or multiple areas, contributing to strategy and long-term planning
Global Head of Project Controls
executive role managing large-scale global projects, developing policies, and ensuring strategic objectives are met.
Play a crucial role in ensuring that risks are effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle, contributing to the overall success and resilience of projects and our services.
Assistant Risk Specialist
Entry-level role focusing on routine assignments under supervision.
Risk Specialist
Intermediate role with expanded responsibilities and some autonomy.
Senior Risk Specialist
S=senior role handling complex assignments with minimal supervision and leadership responsibilities.
Principal Risk Specialist
Lead-level role providing technical leadership and direction, often leading teams.
Discipline Lead – Risk
Expert-level role setting direction for the discipline, leading teams, and developing innovative solutions.
Oversee and manage the financial aspects of projects, ensuring that costs are controlled and budgets are maintained.
Assistant Cost Specialist
Entry-level role focusing on routine assignments under supervision.
Cost Specialist
Intermediate role with expanded responsibilities and some autonomy.
Senior Cost Specialist
Senior role handling complex assignments with minimal supervision and leadership responsibilities.
Principal Cost Specialist
Lead-level role providing technical leadership and direction, often leading teams.
Discipline Lead – Cost
Expert-level role setting direction for the discipline, leading teams, and developing innovative solutions.
Be responsible for developing accurate and reliable cost estimates for projects, ensuring that all financial aspects are thoroughly planned and managed.
Assistant Estimator
Entry-level role focusing on routine assignments under supervision.
Estimator
Intermediate role with expanded responsibilities and some autonomy.
Senior Estimator
Senior role handling complex assignments with minimal supervision and leadership responsibilities.
Principal Estimator
Expert-level role providing technical leadership and direction, often leading teams.
Discipline Lead – Estimating
Expert-level role setting direction for the discipline, leading teams, and developing innovative solutions.
Manage and oversee changes to project baselines, including scope, schedule, and budget – ensuring that any deviations are carefully managed to minimize disruption.
Assistant Change Control Specialist
Entry-level role focusing on routine assignments under supervision.
Change Control Specialist
Intermediate role with expanded responsibilities and some autonomy.
Senior Change Control Specialist
Senior role handling complex assignments with minimal supervision and leadership responsibilities.
Change Manager: Estimator
Lead-level role providing technical leadership and direction, often leading teams.
Discipline Lead – Change Control
Expert-level role setting direction for the discipline, leading teams, and developing innovative solutions.
Oversee and coordinate multiple projects within a business unit or function, ensuring they align with our strategic objectives and are delivered efficiently.
Programme Manager:
Senior-level management role leading multiple teams and contributing to strategy, focusing on long-term performance and delivery.
Programme Director
Executive-level role driving strategic direction and performance, evaluating challenges, developing solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
Play a crucial role in ensuring that our portfolio of projects and programmes are effectively managed and aligned with our strategic objectives, contributing to the overall success and competitive advantage of Babcock.
Portfolio Manager:
Senior-level management role leading multiple teams, focusing on long-term performance and contributing to business strategy.
Portfolio Director:
Executive-level role driving strategic direction and performance, evaluating challenges, developing solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
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Why Babcock
Create a safe and secure world
Our mission is to protect lives, maintain lines of defence, and ensure critical assets are readily available. From satellite communications in space, to the latest land vehicle technology, and submarines beneath the waves – our project management team plays a vital role in delivering these essential services. At Babcock, you’ll work closely with our customers and wider teams to tackle the challenge of creating a safer world, always understanding your impact on end users and how it saves lives.
Supported to deliver
Our teams thrive on the incredible variety of work at Babcock. You’ll apply your skills and knowledge to a wide range of projects, whether they’re in planning, production, or in-service. If you’re interested in developing a sector specialism or exploring other aspects of the project lifecycle, there’s always something new to learn and discover. With 44 different project management roles and access to our high-quality learning and development tools, Babcock offers unparalleled opportunities for career progression in a fast-paced and mature project management environment.
A rewarding team
United by our shared purpose and principles, our project management team meets our customers’ toughest challenges through close collaboration and an open culture. We focus on wellbeing, are committed to flexible working, and support our teams to gain internationally recognised qualifications and professional memberships. Our benefits include holiday trading, employee share schemes, a retail savings portal, and professional fee payment. And if you’re a Reservist in the armed forces, you’ll receive additional paid leave to fulfil your duties.
Learning and development
« Babcock is a projects business, and our customers expect us to deliver our projects successfully in an increasingly complex environment. Therefore, continuing to develop our people in all aspects of Project Management and Project Controls is key to meeting these expectations. »
David Lockwood
Chief Executive Officer
We invest in your growth. Our suite of high-quality digital learning resources is available free of charge through our internal development platform. You’ll have access to courses from APM, APMG, Project Management Institute, and PeopleCert, covering topics such as Agile, Scrum, Management of Value, and Management of Portfolios (and many more). We also offer a learning roadmap to help you achieve your developmental targets. This roadmap combines on-the-job learning, continued professional development, and formal learning, allowing you to work with your manager to identify the best progression pathway. Our mapped framework of roles across nine disciplines ensures you always know your next step, with opportunities to move between disciplines and connect with a large network of project management professionals.
Meet our people
« As over 80% of what we do is project and programme delivery, there isn’t an area of the business where the skills of Project Managers aren’t required. The scale of the business and variety in the sectors and outcomes we deliver, in addition to their importance, ensures that year on year, people who join us will always be learning and growing in what is a supportive and exciting environment. »
Niamh – Global Head of Project Management – Marine Sector
« As a non-engineer, I don’t always understand the technical challenges that we face in delivering projects to our client – but the people that I work with are all incredibly patient and understanding and will break down the topics in a way that I am able to understand, interpret and challenge in the context of my role. A questioning attitude is a useful skill in project controls. »
Samantha – Business Controls Manager
« For me, this job feels unique and very challenging in its own way with every project having its own story. It forces you in a way to reach out, develop relationships, find the best way to communicate, and to achieve milestones no one thought possible.«
