Principal Configuration Management Engineering Technician

Job Title:                     Principal Configuration Management Engineering Technician

Location:                     Various Sites + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:           Competitive + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                        SF69819

Shape the future of naval engineering with a role that safeguards national security

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Configuration Management Engineering Technician at Devonport, Rosyth or Bristol, near Plymouth / Dunfermline / Bristol, respectively.

The role

As a Principal Configuration Management Engineering Technician, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity of configuration data across major new shipbuilding programmes—programmes that sit at the heart of the UK’s defence and maritime capability. Your expertise will contribute directly to projects that protect lives, strengthen national resilience and support some of the most advanced naval vessels in operation today.

This role will see you lead a dedicated and experienced Configuration Management team, giving you the opportunity to develop your leadership capabilities and influence engineering delivery across the full product lifecycle. Your work will shape the accuracy, quality and reliability of vessel configuration information from concept design through build, commissioning and into service support.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to the Configuration Management project team, delivering high‑quality Configuration Management services throughout the lifecycle of new vessel builds.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the naval and shipbuilding community.
• Provide engineering support, technical expertise and advice on the Configuration Account and associated documentation.
• Ensure configuration data is accurate, up‑to‑date and available to support technical decision‑making by Design Authorities and key stakeholders.
• Deliver Configuration Management outputs to time, cost and quality.

This is a full‑time role based at Devonport, Rosyth or Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available. Occasional UK travel may be required.

Essential experience of the Principal Configuration Management Engineering Technician:

• Expertise in interpreting engineering documentation (drawings, technical records, etc.) to maintain configuration records.
• Strong understanding of change management principles and control of technical and project documentation.
• Extensive knowledge and practical experience of Ministry of Defence processes and publications.
• Experience creating and managing Configuration Management Plans, with strong knowledge of relevant Defence Standards.
• Good knowledge of naval engineering or Royal Navy vessels, and the CADMID product lifecycle.

Qualifications for the Principal Configuration Management Engineering Technician:

• HNC or BTEC Level 4 in a STEM discipline (or working towards via professional development).
• Working towards or intending to work towards Incorporated Engineer status via an appropriate Engineering Institution.
• Working towards or holding a recognised Configuration Management qualification (e.g., Configuration Management for Practitioners, CM2).

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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 27/03/2026

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