Job Title: Senior Plant Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £44,600 to £55,800 Dependent upon Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
The role
As a Senior Plant Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a pivotal role in supporting the safe operation and development of complex nuclear facilities that underpin the UK’s defence capability. From submarine berths and docks to radiological waste handling and nuclear infrastructure, your work will directly contribute to vital national programmes.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of nuclear safety case requirements across plant and facilities
- Support the safe delivery of operational work, ensuring controls are in place for high‑hazard activities
- Manage plant operations, maintenance activities and control of work processes
- Collaborate with engineering, production and technical teams to deliver safe and effective solutions
- Conduct site walkdowns, identifying defects and driving continuous safety improvements
This is a full‑time role, working 35 hours per week based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. You will be working a minimum of three days on site.
Essential experience
- Demonstrable experience within high‑hazard industries such as nuclear, oil and gas, chemicals or similar
- Experience managing work, change and risk in complex operational environments
- Experience leading or supporting teams and managing key stakeholders
- Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to implement safety controls or risk assessments
Qualifications
- Level 5 qualification such as Higher National Certificate or Higher National Diploma (or equivalent experience) in an engineering discipline
- Degree‑level qualification in engineering or a related subject is desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / 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.
Benefits
- 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 allows UK Babcock 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
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’.
Closing date: 15/05/2026
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Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £44,600 to £55,800 Dependent upon Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
The role
As a Senior Plant Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a pivotal role in supporting the safe operation and development of complex nuclear facilities that underpin the UK’s defence capability. From submarine berths and docks to radiological waste handling and nuclear infrastructure, your work will directly contribute to vital national programmes.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of nuclear safety case requirements across plant and facilities
- Support the safe delivery of operational work, ensuring controls are in place for high‑hazard activities
- Manage plant operations, maintenance activities and control of work processes
- Collaborate with engineering, production and technical teams to deliver safe and effective solutions
- Conduct site walkdowns, identifying defects and driving continuous safety improvements
This is a full‑time role, working 35 hours per week based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. You will be working a minimum of three days on site.
Essential experience
- Demonstrable experience within high‑hazard industries such as nuclear, oil and gas, chemicals or similar
- Experience managing work, change and risk in complex operational environments
- Experience leading or supporting teams and managing key stakeholders
- Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to implement safety controls or risk assessments
Qualifications
- Level 5 qualification such as Higher National Certificate or Higher National Diploma (or equivalent experience) in an engineering discipline
- Degree‑level qualification in engineering or a related subject is desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / 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.
Benefits
- 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 allows UK Babcock 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
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’.
Closing date: 15/05/2026
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