Job Title:              Head of Workplace Site Services
Location:              Westminster, London + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:            Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                SF60438

 

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 Head of Workplace Site Services at our London site.

 

The role
As a Head of Workplace Site Services, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be leading the Babcock Group in the development and implementation of a Globalised Site Services strategy concerned with the built environment Babcock operates in. 

 

Day-to-day, you will be working closely with soft service vendor partners, liaising with end users and reporting to the Global Director of Facilities Management.   

 

The Head of Site Services is responsible for leading this pillar strategically, both tapping into the resources available in Babcock and in the Workplace team to provide a pillar of guidance and support to the operations teams in our locations. Develop and roll out a Food & Beverage strategy which is tiered to make available an escalating breadth and depth of service to suit our local business needs, supporting adjustment at a local level to retain as much global alignment as possible, while ensuring the solution suits the local business. Develop and roll out a Cleaning & Housekeeping strategy which is focused on outcomes and promotes an incentivised and goal driven approach. Ensure the strategy harnesses appropriate technology which collaborates with CAFM and Engineering. Develop and roll out a Front of House strategy which connects intrinsically with Helpdesk and Engineering to provide a solution which represents the ideology of quality Workplace operational delivery, professionalism and capability to do. Collaborate deeply with IT to achieve a leading combined IT/Workplace Helpdesk triage, task management and reporting solution.

 

This role is full time working 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements. 

 

Essential experience of the Head of Workplace Site Services

Considerable experience in a Workplace, Soft Services, Hospitality or Facilities Lead role. Team leadership, direct reports. Ability to work in ambiguous environment.  Resilient and positive to making a change.

 

Qualifications for the Head of Workplace Site Services
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
 

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 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement ‘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 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 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: 10/03/2025