Assistant Project Engineer

Location:

Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

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Job Title: Assistant Project Manager

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £33,900 - £42,400 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74668

Build your career delivering critical defence infrastructure

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Project Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As an Assistant Project Manager, you’ll support the delivery of civil engineering work packages of one the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes supporting naval operations.

Day-to-day, you’ll work alongside experienced Project and Package Managers to coordinate planning, cost, schedule and risk activities. This is a great opportunity to build your project management career in a highly regulated environment, gaining exposure to complex engineering projects that play a vital role in national defence.

Supporting the delivery of civil engineering work packages across the programme

Coordinating project activities including planning, cost tracking and scheduling

Assisting in defining project scope, requirements and delivery solutions

Managing and supporting risk and issue processes across work packages

Engaging with stakeholders and supporting communication and reporting activities

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Assistant Project Manager

Experience working within a project delivery or technical environment

Understanding of project controls such as planning, cost monitoring and reporting

Knowledge of civil engineering or construction management principles

Experience supporting risk management and stakeholder coordination

Strong organisational and communication skills

Qualifications for the Assistant Project Manager

ONC or OND in civil engineering, construction management or a related discipline

Training in risk assessment or health and safety - Desirable

Familiarity with NEC contracts or project management systems - Desirable

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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 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

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: 14/07/2026

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