Submarine Repair Specialist

Job Title:              Submarine Repair Specialist
Location:              Plymouth Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF60174

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 Submarine Repair Specialist at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Submarine Repair Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join our User Acceptance Group (UAG) team, who set requirements from the user perspective for new infrastructure projects conducted by the Major Infrastructure Projects organisation.

Day-to-day, you’ll support and deliver the day to day activities of the Major Infrastructure Project User Acceptance Group (UAG).

• To assure that future ASTUTE class and PWR1 facility designs, and safety cases are developed with full cognisance of, and compliance with, the functional user requirements, by providing steerage and close guidance to the design, safety and project engineers with respect to their area of submarine maintenance specialisation.
• To review and advise on user level acceptance of derived facility design, technical and safety substantiations via design review attendance and documentation verification.
• To support the derivation and management of functional user requirements, by providing expert submarine maintenance advice for their areas of specialisation, with involvement of XUAG members as appropriate in accordance with processes laid down in the Requirements and Acceptance Management Manual.
• Provide operations and requirements input as a part of the acceptance process for new facilities.
• To provide subject matter expertise input into developing programmes including Dreadnought and AUKUS.

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

Essential experience of the Submarine Repair Specialist

• Extensive experience in nuclear submarine operations and maintenance and/or nuclear facility upkeep.  
• Experience and knowledge of the ASTUTE Class submarine is particularly desirable but not mandatory. 
• Facility/Plant management roles in a nuclear infrastructure facility - Desirable
• Facility commissioning experience - Desirable
• Production managers/zone managers with recognisable experience in DMPs/RAMPs/BMPs/LTBs - Desirable
• Submarine Engineers with refit/deep maintenance experience - Desirable

Qualifications for the Submarine Repair Specialist

• Engineering Degree - Desirable
• Chartered Engineer - Desirable
• Nuclear Submarine Cat A Watchkeeper, preferably with PWR2 experience - Desirable
• Lower qualifications will be considered if adequate job experience and subject matter knowledge can be satisfactorily demonstrated.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and 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: 06/11/2024

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