Assistant Chief Engineer - Submarine Combat Systems

Job Title:             Assistant Chief Engineer - Submarine Combat Systems 
Location:             Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:   £61,500 to £65,000 dependent upon experience + Bonus and Private Family Health Care
Role Type:          Full time / Permanent 

Role ID:              SF61202
            
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 - Submarine Combat Systems at our Babcock Technology Centre or Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
 
The role
As an Assistant Chief Engineer - Submarine Combat Systems, you’ll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll support submarine engineering projects including maintenance periods, refits and major equipment support and upgrades. This is an exciting opportunity for an established Engineering Leader in this or a related field to assume a key role in Babcock's contribution to the Submarine Enterprise. You will directly contribute to sustaining engineering support to Naval Operations and the provision of safe, available and capable submarines.  
 
Day-to-day, you’ll provide critical engineering oversight, guidance and direction for the Combat Systems elements of our submarine maintenance, repair and operational support activity for the Royal Navy.

Key activities include:

• Working collaboratively with the MoD customer within the Submarine Delivery Agency, and with other Industry Partners, to understand, optimise and enable the Design Authority requirements for engineering support to submarine Combat Systems.
• Providing assurance and oversight to submarine maintenance projects, by reviewing Design Authority Requirements, understanding interdependencies, identifying and managing risks and opportunities.
• Supporting the Office of the Chief Engineer and the Whole Boat Technical Authority and contributing to internal assurance for Babcock engineering activity in the field of SM Combat System Engineering.
• Capability sustainment for this specialist domain such that engineering activity on submarine combat systems is supported by suitably qualified and experienced personnel. 
• To act as an internal Babcock Subject Matter Expert on Submarine Combat Systems, providing advice, facilitating coherent information exchange, and conducting independent technical reviews.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 2 days in the office/onsite per week. The option of a 9 day fortnight is also available.
 
Essential experience of the Assistant Chief Engineer - Submarine Combat Systems:

• Deep knowledge of submarine engineering, combat systems and the design change management process.  
• Experience in MoD customer-facing roles and ability to communicate across all levels of stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of engineering projects and identifying and overcoming engineering challenges. 
• Significant technical and management experience and knowledge.
• Experience with technical investigations, reviews and assessments.
• Demonstrable experience in generating, writing and reviewing complex engineering reports.

Qualifications for the Assistant Chief Engineer - Submarine Combat Systems:

• You'll need a first degree in an engineering or science discipline or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Membership of a relevant professional institution (i.e. IET, IMechE etc.).
• Chartered Engineer status, or working towards it.

 
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: 03/01/2025

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