Ship Electrical Discipline Lead

Job Title:           Ship Electrical Discipline Lead 
Location:           Rosyth, Scotland + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:  Negotiable + Benefits
Role Type:         Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:             SF64734

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 Ship Electrical Discipline Lead at our Babcock, Rosyth site.

The role
As a Ship Electrical Discipline Lead you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The role is accountable for the electrical strategy to safely install and set to work the electrical elements of the ship.The development of the strategy will involve liaison between engineering, operations teams and SMEs to ensure all elements of the work is considered and prepared for.
 
The role will be responsible for agreeing the activities and budgets and will support the CAM in achieving the quality and schedule requirement for the programme. 

This role will be tasked on projects, parts of a major project or in support of multiple projects.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Setting production strategy, standards and targets to ensure that packages of work are completed on time and on budget and ensuring that only authorised work is undertaken in alignment with project controls. Covering internal teams and sub-contractor packages where applicable.
• Take ownership of the quality and schedule delivery of total delegated work package and strive to deliver efficiency improvement. Cost will be an outcome of the above.
• Ensure that sufficient control mechanisms and performance indicators are in place to measure performance and highlight variance. Involvement in the understanding of Budget and the setting of “norms”.
• Identify and agree resource requirements against the plan and budget and conduct weekly reviews to accurately forecast resource requirements in line with overall project resource plan and the Integrated Business Review (IBR) process.
• Manage team performance and develop the capability of team members based on business needs, this includes talent management and succession planning.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements. 

Essential experience of the Ship Electrical Discipline Lead

• Recent and relevant experience in a similar environment / business sector: preferably marine
• A background in an electrical trade would be an advantage.
• Proficient knowledge/application of ERP toolsets eg IFS/SAP etc
• Full construction lifecycle experience from manufacturing through to commissioning.
• Experience in partnering process and arrangements.
• Experience in project management and project execution.
• Experience in project controls, budgets and commercial Terms and Conditions

Qualifications for the Ship Electrical Discipline Lead

• ONC in a relevant construction trade as a minimum or an engineering qualification
• A professional qualification in electrical engineering or electrical heavy industrial process/construction.
• Project Management qualifications desirable

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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: 11/06/2025