UKA Head of Transport Operations

Cranwell, England, United Kingdom

7/30/2025

Job Title: Head of Transport Operations

Location: UK, Flexible + Agile Working

Compensation: £65,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full Time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65365

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as Head of Transport Operations.

The role

As a Head of Transport Operations, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for all aspects of the delivery of UK Aviation’s Motor Transport services across its contracts.

Day-to-day you'll take ownership as the UKA accountable Transport Manager, managing, auditing, and reviewing compliance systems in alignment with the Sector's approach. You'll also act as the primary point of contact for the Sector Assurance team, streamlining communication with Operational Transport Managers and their teams. You’ll also:

• Lead the Road Transport Assurance Manager in ensuring the compliance and responsibility of all MT Operations across the BU providing advice and oversight of any internal or external audits.
• Oversee the coordination of all UKA MT Operations, fostering knowledge sharing and promoting operational excellence.
• Drive cross-contract collaboration between LAFT and HADES, ensuring consistent systems and processes aligned with the Land Sector.
• Lead workforce planning for UKA MT Operations, including succession planning and establishing a talent development pathway for critical roles to enhance operational resilience.
  
  
  

This role is full time working 37 hours per week. The role is fully remote and requires travel to sites across England, Scotland and Wales, alongside home working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Head of Transport Operations:

• Experience in leading the delivery of multi-faceted contract across multiple sites.
• Proven success in building strong, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proven success in building strong relationships and improving customer satisfaction with senior customers, service users, regulators and key suppliers.
• Experience of, and success in, managing a P&L account and setting budgets.
• Demonstrable success in the preparation of contract management reports and sustaining performance.
  
  
  

Qualifications for the Head of Transport Operations:

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 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 [email protected] 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: 06/08/2025

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