Chief Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon or Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Faslane, Helensburgh or Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF67717
Overview
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world. As the Chief Engineer you will play a key role in the submarine build programme, providing strategic engineering leadership within the Nuclear Sector.
Role
As a Chief Engineer you will provide strategic engineering leadership across the Nuclear Sector, ensuring integrated, efficient solutions and end‑to‑end support throughout the full engineering lifecycle. You will:
- Lead the local execution of the Independent Technical Authority (ITA) responsibilities, aligned with Group and Sector Engineering Manuals.
- Ensure engineering delivery within your remit complies with all relevant Group and Sector policies, practices, and procedures.
- Assure the technical integrity and quality of all engineering outcomes within your scope of accountability.
- Oversee and validate the Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (SQEP), capacity, and capability across the Sector Engineering Function.
- Provide expert guidance and share lessons learned from the wider business.
This is a full‑time (35 hours per week) role that offers hybrid working with 2 days in office/onsite. The role can be based at any Devonport, Bristol or Clyde Babcock site or at the Barrow shipyard, with frequent travel across sites as required.
Essential Experience
- Extensive inclusive leadership experience in the Nuclear or other safety‑critical industries.
- Proven track record of engineering leadership and stakeholder management, preferably with nuclear sector exposure.
- Experience managing engineering across multiple lifecycle phases in high‑hazard environments, particularly submarine in‑service support and its deployment at Clyde and/or Devonport.
- Strong executive‑level communication, stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills.
- Inquisitive, open‑minded and pragmatic approach to leadership and problem‑solving.
Qualifications
- Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or a related field.
- Member of a recognised professional engineering institution.
- Chartered Engineer status (or equivalent professional standing).
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
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‑day special paid leave.
- Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables staff to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
Excellent development opportunities and an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
EEO Statement
Babcock is 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’. Babcock is committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements during the interview.
Closing date: 15/05/2026
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