Programme Manager

Belfast - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Programme Manager

Location: Belfast County Antrim Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70614

Make a difference every day

At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us you can play your part as a Programme Manager at our Belfast site.

The role

As a Programme Manager youll provide leadership strategic oversight and operational discipline to deliver complex rail frameworks and projects safely efficiently and profitably. This is a senior leadership role where your decisions will directly protect revenue enhance margins and strengthen Babcocks reputation as a trusted delivery partner. Youll have the opportunity to shape performance drive innovation and make a tangible impact on national infrastructure.

Day-to-day youll be required to:

Lead and develop a multidisciplinary project management team to deliver frameworks and contracts safely and efficiently
Oversee programme-level planning including resource allocation risk management and change control
Maintain strong client relationships and drive continuous improvement
Ensure compliance with all SQE legal and accreditation requirements
Provide programme-level reporting across commercial financial and delivery performance.

This role is full time working 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home. Occasional travel to other Babcock and customer sites may be required

Essential experience of the Programme Manager:

Extensive managerial experience at a senior level within a rail project delivery environment within a rail project delivery environment.
Strong knowledge of processes operational and associated safety matters.

Qualifications for the Programme Manager:

Member of a relevant professional body (e.g. Association for Project Management) with chartered status and/or degree-level education.

Security Clearance

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 - ().

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 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 days paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock

Were Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26000 people working together to make a difference.
Here youll 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 were 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 with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 27/01/2026

Required Experience:

Manager

Job Title: Programme ManagerLocation: Belfast County Antrim Hybrid Working ArrangementsCompensation: Competitive Salary BenefitsRole Type: Full time / PermanentRole ID: SF70614Make a difference every dayAt Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us you can ...