Change Control Specialist

Babcock Canada Inc.; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Change Control Specialist in Plymouth to manage project change controls within the Submarine Disposal and Dismantling Programme. You will lead a team to ensure compliance and precision in all changes to contract baselines. Ideal candidates should have strong project management skills and relevant qualifications. This hybrid role offers a chance to contribute to national security projects. The company provides a robust benefits package and promotes a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

Paid leave for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of project management principles.
• Proficient in assurance and change control methodologies.
• Proven team leadership abilities.
• Focus on continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Chair and manage project change control meetings.
• Evaluate changes for project baselines.
• Collaborate to maintain accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Project Management and Controls

Assurance methodologies

Change control

Impact assessment methodologies

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

MS Outlook

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Change Control Specialist

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Change Control Specialist

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70726

Lead the Change. Shape 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 Change Control Specialist at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Change Control Specialist, you’ll be at the heart of the Submarine Disposal and Dismantling Programme, ensuring that every change to the contract baseline is managed with precision and integrity. This is a role where your expertise will help maintain a robust Performance Management Baseline, supporting projects that are critical to national security.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead a team of Assistant Change Control Specialists, driving excellence and continuous improvement while shaping processes that make a real difference.

• Chairing and managing key project change control meetings, including change reviews and impact reviews.
• Evaluating changes to understand their impact on project baselines.
• Enabling approved changes within programmes and projects, ensuring alignment with contract and performance baselines.
• Collaborating across Project teams and disciplines to maintain accuracy and compliance.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2-3 days in the office/onsite and 2-3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Change Control Specialist

• Strong understanding of Project Management and Controls principles.
• Knowledge of assurance, change control and impact assessment methodologies.
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams effectively.
• A proactive, inquisitive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications for the Change Control Specialist

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience (essential).
• APM Project Planning and Control (desirable).
• Membership of a relevant professional body or willingness to obtain (desirable).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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

• 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 day's 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 [e-mail] 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.

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