Chief Engineer

Job Title:              Chief Engineer
Location:              Plymouth, Devon or Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF59858

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 Chief Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard or Babcock Technology Centre sites.

The role
As a Chief Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. A significant programme of infrastructure investment is required on the Devonport site to meet the needs of the future MOD ship and submarine programmes. The Major Infrastructure Projects (MIP) Business Unit has been established to deliver a portfolio of facility development projects including the design, build and commission docking and berthing facilities for Astute Class submarine maintenance activities. 

Day-to-day, you’ll provide strategic leadership and direction to the office of the chief engineer, providing technical Assurance of MIP design and safety outputs.  

• Provide strategic leadership and direction to the office of the chief engineer – supporting, mentoring Chief Engineers under your supervision.
• To act as Chief Engineer for those scopes of work where MIP are the Transient Design Authority.
• Oversee the verification and validation of the design intent
• Provide technical assurance of MIP design and safety outputs via application of the Babcock/DRDL Technical Governance processes
• Develop, maintain and provide support on compliance to relevant MIP projects and provide independent technical support and advice to the Design Authority

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements. 

Essential experience of the Chief Engineer

• Understanding of submarine maintenance activities and the associated demands on maintenance facilities and submarine systems.
• Sound understanding of engineering design and safety practice as relevant to major infrastructure project requirements.
• Experience in UK Nuclear Industry Technical Governance and Design Authority functions.
• Sound understanding of Nuclear Regulator guidance and expectations and prior oversight of the construction phase of Nuclear projects to ensure design compliance
• Understanding of engineering and safety practice associated with relevant disciplines, an understanding of configuration management

Qualifications for the Chief Engineer

• Degree in an appropriate engineering or technical discipline (or equivalent)
• Ideally a Chartered professional, preferably Fellow

Nuclear (training can be provide where required):

Training (or demonstrable equivalent gained through training or experience)

• Module 1 Nuclear Plant Foundation Course (NPFC)
• Module 2 Nuclear Fundamentals Course (NFC)
• Module 4 Nuclear Practitioner Course (NPC) 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain 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: 13/10/2024

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