Chief Engineer

Job Title:               Chief Engineer 
Location:               Andover, Hampshire or Stoke Gifford, Bristol + UK Travel
Compensation:     Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:            Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                SF62052

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world together. Join us and play your part as the Chief Engineer within DSG (Defence Support Group).

DSG plays a crucial role in national security by maintaining, repairing, and overhauling military vehicles and equipment for the MOD. We ensure operational readiness through innovative engineering services, fleet management, and equipment support, enhancing the Army's ability to respond to events both in the UK and abroad.

The role

As Chief Engineer, you’ll lead the technical expertise for Babcock's Through Life Equipment Support (TLES) for military vehicles and equipment. This is a rare opportunity for a Chartered Engineer with a passion for ensuring technical excellence, to contribute to defence outputs across the UK.

Key Accountabilities:

• Acting as Independent Technical Authority (ITA) for military vehicles and equipment
• Ensuring technical products and/or services meet national, corporate, and MOD standards
• Collaborating with Customer Engineering and Project Teams
• Leading the TLES DSG ITA team as the Technical Leader and Engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Aligning engineering and maintenance policies with MOD and Original Equipment Manufacturers

This role is full time working 37 hours per week and is based on site in Andover or Bristol but there is an expectation to regularly visit DSG locations across the UK. 

Essential experience of the Chief Engineer:

• Extensive experience supporting MOD Land Vehicles and Equipment within and alongside the Army and/or Defence Equipment and Support
• Strong background in Through Life Support, Post Design Services, and Technical Assurance
• Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary teams
• Expertise in managing the entire lifecycle of military equipment

Qualifications for the Chief Engineer:

• Chartered Engineer with a relevant Engineering degree or equivalent

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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: 25/02/2025