Project Engineering Manager

Job Title: Project Engineering Manager
Location: Andover Hampshire Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Comptitive Salary Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF66657

Lead Engineering Excellence Shape the Future of Defence Projects

At Babcock were working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us you can play your part as a Project Engineering Manager at Andover near Winchester Hampshire.

The role
As a Project Engineering Manager youll play a pivotal role in ensuring engineering governance compliance and assurance across a range of defence-related operations. Working closely with senior leaders youll guide engineering activity across multiple projects helping to deliver safe effective and innovative solutions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to influence engineering standards and strategy while developing your career in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Day-to-day youll be:
Applying engineering assurance to technical activities across multiple projects
Developing and maintaining Engineering Management Plans
Supporting the management of technical risk and governance processes
Creating engineering documentation to support operational delivery
Collaborating with operations and engineering teams to drive efficiency and innovation

The role is based onsite at Andover and the set working times are Monday to Friday totalling 37 hours per week. Travel may be required as part of the role.

Essential experience of the Project Engineering Manager:
Experience deploying engineering governance into complex projects and programmes
Excellent planning coordination and organisational skills
Proven collaborator in dynamic fast-paced environments
Comfortable working to tight deadlines and schedules
Committed to continuous learning and professional development

Qualifications for the Project Engineering Manager:
Suitable experience in a relevant engineering field
On the pathway to Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with a recognised engineering institute

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 - ().

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 International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations protect communities and build a better world. To continue we must adapt advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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: 24/10/2025