Supportability Engineer

Job Title:                Supportability Engineer
Location:                Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:      £42,245 + Benefits
Role Type:              Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                  SF58868

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 Supportability Engineer at our Bristol, Babcock Technology Centre (BTC) site.

The role
As a Supportability Engineer, you’ll take on a role that’s truly unique. This position combines your engineering expertise with project management skills to ensure the effective maintenance and safety of the UK’s naval fleet. Your contributions will be crucial in maintaining the operational readiness of the nation’s nuclear submarines.

As part of the Requirements team, you’ll manage a range of maintenance tasks scheduled years in advance, from routine upkeep to more complex activities. Your key responsibilities will include refining work packages, identifying specific requirements, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure a seamless handover to our waterfront teams.

Day-to-day, you’ll coordinate with different teams to align on requirements, ensuring our submarines return to sea safely and on time. You’ll review data, analyze packages, and engage directly with stakeholders to make sure they have the information and support needed. Additionally, you will manage change control processes and oversee the formal completion and closure of each work package. You will also:

• Managing changes throughout the delivery of work packages
• Providing technical support and oversight across multiple work packages
• Liaising with both internal and external customers

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home. 

Essential Experience for the Supportability Engineer Role

• Proven experience working within an engineering environment
• Strong attention to detail, with a solid understanding of engineering documentation and adherence to compliance processes
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and engaging with various stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and a high level of organizational ability

Qualifications for the Supportability Engineer

• Minimum HNC / BTEC (Level 5) in a relevant STEM discipline or with demonstrable experience in a relevant engineering field 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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
• 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 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: 21/10/2024

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