Assistant Project Manager

Assistant Project Manager Production

At Babcock, we are dedicated to creating a safe and secure world. As an Assistant Project Manager Production, you will be based at Ashton House, near Bristol, South West England, playing a vital role in our Mission Technologies production programmes.

Babcock is a global leader in defence, aerospace, and engineering, responsible for designing, building, managing, and maintaining mission-critical technologies that ensure national safety. A career here offers the chance to contribute to projects with real purpose, lasting impact, and global relevance.

The Role

As an Assistant Project Manager Production, you will be embedded within one of our Mission Technologies production programmes, supporting the successful delivery of complex engineering projects. This is a highly visible role where your coordination, organisation, and problem-solving skills will directly influence project outcomes crucial for national security and customer success.

You will work closely with manufacturing, engineering, and commercial teams, gaining hands-on exposure to the full project lifecycle while building strong stakeholder relationships. This is an opportunity to develop your project management capabilities within a supportive, high-performance environment and build a career at the forefront of defence engineering.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Supporting planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management activities across production programmes.
• Coordinating work packages and monitoring progress to ensure delivery against agreed plans.
• Working collaboratively with manufacturing, engineering, and procurement teams to drive momentum.
• Engaging with internal stakeholders to communicate progress, issues, and mitigation actions.
• Contributing to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance delivery performance.

This role is full-time, 37 hours per week, and offers hybrid working arrangements with 4 days onsite and 1 day working from home.

Essential Experience:

• Experience working within a project management or delivery environment.
• Understanding of the project lifecycle from planning through to delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines, schedules, and changing priorities.
• Confidence working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications:

• Project Management qualification or equivalent experience (PFQ and/or PMQ desirable).

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Candidates must be Sole UK Nationals. Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions, which may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

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, allowing employees to buy or sell annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ — one paid volunteering day per year
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• A dynamic, inclusive working environment focused on growth and wellbeing

Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 employees. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We are a disability confident committed employer and welcome discussions about flexible working patterns.