Bath, Somerset Bmt Defence Services LTD

Bath, Bristol, Fareham, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Teddington, Weymouth

The Role

Associate Project Professional

About BMT

We exist to navigate the most important and impactful engineering challenges of our time. We create environments where people with outstanding technical knowledge deliver meaningful, practical solutions. We are driven by a commitment to a safer, more efficient, effective and sustainable future. T o find out more about BMT please go to

Through our projects and operations, we seek to create positive economic, social, and environmental outcomes, inspiring and helping our customers, suppliers, and partners to have a more positive impact in the world. We are committed to demonstrating sustainability practices across our operations, and conduct business in a manner that is responsible, and accountable.

We know that diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical to achieving our purpose as a business. Our goal is to build more diverse teams and to create an environment where employees are engaged, thriving, and feel a sense of belonging.

Why work for us?

At BMT, our employee benefits are designed to ensure you have the resources you need to thrive.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a wide range of benefits in areas including health, family, finance, and personal development. An example of some of the benefits we offer.

Private Medical (family coverage)

Enhanced Pension

Wellbeing Fund - a yearly fund for you to spend on a hobby or interest.

Employee Assistance Programme

26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Retail Vouchers

Professional Subscriptions

"We've been Flexified, so you can trust that we're a truly flexible workplace" This enables us to be more adaptable in how we work and supports us towards delivering our 2035 Net Zero target

As an Associate Project Professional at BMT, you'll dive into a diverse project environment, contributing to successful project outcomes in contractual service-based relationships for our clients. Your role is crucial in ensuring BMT continues to deliver insight, innovation, and results across various domains. Here's what you'll be handling:

• Administration and control of multiple projects or work packages supporting a Project or Programme Manager.
• Leading the delivery of simple projects or work packages as a Project Manager.
• Supporting project-related activities throughout the bid and project delivery lifecycles, with a focus on managing commercial and financial aspects.
• Contributing to the development of BMT's Project Management Function and best practices.
• Advising and guiding other staff in project delivery tasks.

Our projects are widespread across the UK, with current emphasis on locations like Bath, Weymouth, Fareham, Plymouth, Southampton, and London. However, flexibility is key, allowing us to operate from various locations, including home-working or client sites, and even overseas. Travel and subsistence are provided as per BMT's policy.

We can work on a full or part time basis according to the roles that the Associate Project Professional fulfils, although the nature of the Project Manager role often drives regular engagement with project teams on a daily basis. But we want the best people for our roles, so we welcome any applications that will help us to continue to deliver success.

About you

We're seeking individuals who share our enthusiasm for successfully delivering projects and want to contribute to building a robust project management community within BMT's global operations. Ideally, you bring familiarity with delivering or supporting projects in an engineering service environment. Your ability to recognize, understand, and undertake project management duties across different approaches is essential. We welcome diverse backgrounds and experiences.

You should be able to:

• Undertake project delivery responsibilities equivalent to SFIA8 Responsibilities Level 2 (Assist).
• Demonstrate competency in project management skills at or equivalent to SFIA8 Portfolio, Programme, and Project Support (PROF) Skill Level 3.

You'll embark on a personal career journey, aiming to achieve or already holding one or more Project Management-related qualifications. While specific qualifications are desirable, we're committed to supporting your development. Self-motivation, a proactive approach to continual professional development, and a degree- or diploma-level qualification in a project management or engineering-related discipline are valued.

Due to the nature of the work, this position will require full UK Security Clearance and you must have resided in the UK for more than 5 years. No applications will be considered if you are not in a position to either attain or transfer the security clearance.

What's Next?

Ready to take on this exciting opportunity? Submit your application as soon as possible. We're eager to get to know you better and explore the possibilities together.

A message to recruitment agencies: We receive applications exclusively via our ATS. Please note that we do not accept CVs submitted via email to the HR department or staff within our Operational teams. We will not progress CVs shared on a speculative basis by email and you accept our right to pursue such candidates with no obligation to third-party terms and conditions or liability to a fee