Assistant Chief Engineer - Propulsion

Job Title:                 Assistant Chief Engineer - Propulsion
Location:                 Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working 
Compensation:       £61,000 - £65,000 dependent upon experience + Benefits 
Role Type:              Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                  SF61301
 
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Chief Engineer - Propulsion at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
 
The role
As an Assistant Chief Engineer - Propulsion, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you will support with the improvement of the delivery of submarine engineering projects. You’ll be an integral part of the submarine engineering team and will work closely with industrial partners and our MoD customer. 
 
Day to day, you’ll be responsible for providing technical oversight and support to the teams who are undertaking maintenance activities associated with the propulsion systems during deep maintenance:
 

• Understand the design intent and functional requirements to ensure they are met through ‘line of sight’ from the Design Authority Requirement (DAR), execution, testing and acceptance.
• Agree appropriate acceptance criteria, where specifications are obsolete or invalid in the circumstances or unclear.
• Adopt a forward-looking view of technical risks, whilst proposing and actioning mitigations utilising Suitably Qualified Experienced Person (SQEP) Teams.
• Hold technical reviews prior to major evolutions or areas of engineering or technical risk.
• Support incremental assurance reviews. 

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and will be based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard with hybrid working from home arrangements. 
 
Essential experience of the Assistant Chief Engineer - Propulsion:
•    Demonstrable experience in submarine engineering, specifically within the field of nuclear engineering.

Qualifications for the Assistant Chief Engineer - Propulsion:
•    Level six qualification in Engineering
•    Chartered Engineer
 

Security Clearance 

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) / Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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: 19/01/2025

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