Compensation: £41,700 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70737
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Job Title
First Line Manager Pipe Fitter
Overview
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 First Line Manager Pipe Fitter at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
As a First Line Manager Pipe Fitter, you’ll lead and develop a highly skilled team delivering complex pipe fitting work on some of the UK’s most advanced submarine platforms. This is a hands‑on leadership role where your technical expertise and people skills will combine to deliver high‑quality, safe and timely engineering outputs that directly support national defence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise a team of pipe fitters delivering repair, maintenance and installation activities.
- Plan and allocate work to meet programme, quality and safety requirements.
- Ensure all activities comply with health, safety and environmental standards.
- Support team development through coaching, performance management and skills growth.
- Work closely with engineering, production and project teams to deliver complex submarine work scopes.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience as a pipe fitter within manufacturing, repair or heavy engineering environments.
- Strong understanding of health and safety practices within production or engineering settings.
- Experience supervising teams or the motivation and capability to step into a leadership role.
- Background in repair, replacement, overhaul or maintenance activities.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead, motivate and engage a skilled workforce.
Qualifications
- ONC or NVQ Level 3 in a relevant mechanical or engineering discipline.
- ILM Level 3 and IOSH qualifications (training can be provided through Babcock) – desirable.
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 positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and residency.
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 benefit allows employees to buy or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
- Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work.
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
About Babcock
Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to essential national security and public infrastructure. We’re building a future that lasts through meaningful careers that respect work‑life balance.
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 subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We also offer flexible working patterns – please ask about alternatives at interview.
Closing date: 29/05/2026
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Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70737
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Job Title
First Line Manager Pipe Fitter
Overview
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 First Line Manager Pipe Fitter at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
As a First Line Manager Pipe Fitter, you’ll lead and develop a highly skilled team delivering complex pipe fitting work on some of the UK’s most advanced submarine platforms. This is a hands‑on leadership role where your technical expertise and people skills will combine to deliver high‑quality, safe and timely engineering outputs that directly support national defence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise a team of pipe fitters delivering repair, maintenance and installation activities.
- Plan and allocate work to meet programme, quality and safety requirements.
- Ensure all activities comply with health, safety and environmental standards.
- Support team development through coaching, performance management and skills growth.
- Work closely with engineering, production and project teams to deliver complex submarine work scopes.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience as a pipe fitter within manufacturing, repair or heavy engineering environments.
- Strong understanding of health and safety practices within production or engineering settings.
- Experience supervising teams or the motivation and capability to step into a leadership role.
- Background in repair, replacement, overhaul or maintenance activities.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead, motivate and engage a skilled workforce.
Qualifications
- ONC or NVQ Level 3 in a relevant mechanical or engineering discipline.
- ILM Level 3 and IOSH qualifications (training can be provided through Babcock) – desirable.
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 positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and residency.
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 benefit allows employees to buy or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
- Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work.
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
About Babcock
Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to essential national security and public infrastructure. We’re building a future that lasts through meaningful careers that respect work‑life balance.
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 subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We also offer flexible working patterns – please ask about alternatives at interview.
Closing date: 29/05/2026
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