Project Assistant

Organisation:

Babcock

Industry:

Facilities Management

Type of Opportunity:

Full Time Job

Expiration Date:

02/03/2023

Displayed salary:

Competitive

City/Town:

Bristol

Remote:

Yes

Opportunity Description

Job Title: Project Assistant

Location: Bristol, UK - Hybrid - working from home options available

Compensation: Competitive+ benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 47655

Build the future

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 Project Assistant at our Bristol site.

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers' defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation, and flexibility

Mission Systems

The Project Assistant role is based within our Mission Systems business area

Babcock is a trusted provider of integrated solutions for global defence and security. We have a wide portfolio of best-in-class intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance solutions, communications, and weapons launch and handling solutions across all domains, integrating the best of industry to meet our customers' needs.

The role

The difference our new Project Assistant will make

As a Project Assistant, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to support on unique and innovative projects.

Day to day, you'll be directly involved in supporting the team and contribute to programme weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting requirements. You'll support risk and opportunity management across the delivery teams. You'll also support the PMO in managing schedules, forecasts, and baseline change requests. You'll raise, control, and monitor requisitions in our business system to initiate procurement activities.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you'll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience

Applicants are reviewed on a case-by-case basis but below are attributes which may benefit your application:

• Good familiarity with MS Office software
• Experience working in team projects
• Able to show drive and desire to make a daily positive impact
• Tracking tasks, works orders, work packages
• Procurement - raising requisitions, tracking purchase orders.
• Experience of using IFS, or similar ERP system (desirable)

What we offer

Generous benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Our Big Benefit Platform allows you to make your money go further, with discounts from over 850 retailers.
• Employee Share Plan
• Professional memberships, personal development training an opportunities
• STEM ambassador training and volunteering opportunities
• Working from home and flexible work patterns
• Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts, and our Share Ownership Scheme
• Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International

For over 130 years, we have 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. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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.

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