Resource Transition Manager

Manpower is proud to be supporting Babcock with the identification and attraction of talent for a potential new programme in Belgium.

Help shape the future workforce behind a critical defence programme

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Resource Transition Manager at the Belgian Land Forces Simulation Centre (SIMCEN), near Leopoldsburg, Belgium.

The Role

As a Resource Transition Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in the successful mobilisation and long-term delivery of a major defence capability programme. This is an opportunity to help build and transition a high-performing workforce that supports critical military training and simulation services.

Working at the heart of a complex programme, you'll lead workforce mobilisation activities, drive recruitment and onboarding excellence, manage personnel transitions, and ensure compliance with security and workforce requirements. Your work will directly contribute to national defence capability while providing significant opportunities for professional growth within a global engineering and defence organisation.

This role offers the chance to influence strategic workforce planning, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and deliver meaningful outcomes that support both organisational success and public service.

Full-time position (Fixed-Term Contract for 2 Years).

Location: Belgian Land Forces Simulation Centre (SIMCEN), Leopoldsburg, Belgium.

Travel to other Babcock and customer sites will be expected.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Coordinating recruitment, resourcing and onboarding activities to support programme mobilisation.
• Managing workforce transition plans, including knowledge transfer and personnel integration.
• Ensuring compliance with workforce policies, security requirements and employment regulations.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver strategic workforce planning objectives.
• Supporting programme managers and operational leaders with workforce forecasting and resource management.

Essential experience of the Resource Transition Manager:

• Experience in strategic workforce planning, resource management or workforce transition programmes.
• Experience leading recruitment and talent acquisition activities within complex organisations.
• Proven ability to coordinate onboarding, employee transition and knowledge transfer processes.
• Experience managing workforce compliance and associated governance requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Human Resources, Business Management or a related discipline.
• APM Project Management Qualification.
• Institute of Leadership and Management Level 5 qualification.
• Dutch language proficiency.
• French and English language proficiency at CEFR B2 level or above.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain Belgian SECRET security clearance.
• Additional qualifications in workforce planning, organisational development or change management.
• Experience supporting defence, engineering, aerospace, military or government programmes.

What We Offer

• Social security contributions
• Statutory annual leave entitlement
• Public holiday entitlement x 10 days per year
• Reimbursement of commuting costs (extent depends on transport mode and applicable collective agreements)
• End-of-year bonus / 13th month payment
• Company car or mobility budget
• Company mobile phone and laptop
• Home-working allowances

In addition, employees based in Belgium may benefit from a competitive package that can include statutory annual leave, public holiday entitlement, commuting support, meal vouchers, hospitalisation insurance, group pension insurance, a company car or mobility budget, company mobile phone and laptop, and home-working allowances.

Babcock International

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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.

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