Job Title: Project Planner
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £39,607 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72181
Shape the future of submarine programmes that protect our nation
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 Planner at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Project Planner, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting the planning activity that underpins critical submarine support projects. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a high‑performing team whose work directly contributes to national security and the long‑term sustainability of the UK’s naval capabilities.
Day-to-day, help shape, maintain and develop planning data that supports informed decision‑making across major defence engineering programmes. Your work will give you deep exposure to project controls, engineering systems and stakeholder engagement, an ideal foundation for long‑term career growth in defence, aerospace and engineering.
- Assist the Senior Planner in developing, maintaining and implementing the planning database.
- Compile, reorganise and standardise project data to ensure consistency and accuracy.
- Attend project meetings on behalf of the Senior Scheduler where required.
- Produce high‑level schedule visuals for programme reviews and stakeholder updates.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across project controls, engineering and wider support teams.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Project Planner
- Demonstrable experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Basic knowledge of scheduling and planning methodologies - Desirable
- Basic understanding of engineering systems - Desirable
- Familiarity with scheduling or planning software - Desirable
Qualifications for the Project Planner
- GCSEs or equivalent academic qualifications.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. - Desirable
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 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
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 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
Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll 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, we’re 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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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.
Closing date: 24/03/2026
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