Job Title: Package Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £49,.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Package Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Package Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will have the opportunity to join our business and be part of delivering world class engineering support services to the Royal Navy.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to co-ordinate and manage the planning, estimating, delivery, close out and archiving of planned Fleet Time Support Period (FTSP) work packages, unplanned work (UPW), Alterations & Additions (A&As), Deployed Support Periods (DSP) and Docking Essential Defect Survey (DEDS) periods.
1. Act as the main point of contact for the overall management of programmed and un-programmed work packages, producing schedules and working with relative stakeholders including the Class Output Management team (COM) and ships’ staff.
2. Chair and facilitate FTSP service provider meetings including take-on, plan of the day, weekly progress and close-out meetings.
3. Identify and de-conflict other work on board to ensure success of the FTSP/UPW/DEDS/DSP & A&A’s without detriment to the whole ship’s programme.
4. Sub-contractor management and liaison with customers and suppliers.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Package Manager
5. An understanding of project management principles (Prince 2 / APM / Lean Six Sigma).
6. Excellent teamwork, problem solving, real time decision making, interpersonal and communication skills are required, along with the drive and enthusiasm to work in a challenging role within a busy and highly successful team.
7. Computer literacy skills essential, Microsoft packages (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).
8. An understanding of contracts and financial controls (desirable).
Qualifications for the Package Manager
9. An HNC/HND in an Engineering/Technical subject, or equivalent experience in an engineering role.
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
What we offer
10. Generous holiday allowance
11. Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
12. Employee share scheme
13. Employee shopping savings portal
14. Payment of Professional Fees
15. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
16. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
17. ‘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
18. Opportunity to work with innovative technology.
19. Potential to develop skills.