Communications Manager

Location:

Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD GB Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

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Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Communications Manager

Location: Rosyth, Fife or Devonport, Plymouth \+ Hybrid

Compensation: Competitive Salary \+ Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74599

Shape The Story Behind Critical Defence and Marine Programmes

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as Communications Manager at either our Rosyth, Fife or Devonport, Plymouth site.

The role

As Communications Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting Babcock’s Marine sector—helping to tell the story of complex defence and commercial marine programmes across the United Kingdom and internationally. You’ll work at the heart of our global communications function, shaping how we engage with colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

Day\-to\-day, you will be responsible for:

Developing and delivering strategic internal and external communication plans aligned to Marine sector priorities

Creating clear, engaging content and messaging for a range of audiences across multiple channels

Managing media relations, stakeholder engagement and local communications activity

Supporting crisis communications, issues management and campaign delivery

Monitoring communication effectiveness and continuously improving channels and approaches

This role is full time, 37\.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and provides hybrid working arrangements with two/three days in the office.

Essential Experience of the Communications Manager:

Demonstrable experience in a communications or public relations role within a large, complex organisation

Strong experience working with media and external stakeholders

Proven understanding of internal communications and its role in supporting business objectives and change

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt tone and style for different audiences

Experience translating complex information into clear and engaging content

Qualifications for the Communications Manager:

A corporate communications or public relations qualification

Security Clearance

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

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