Hybrid Configuration Management Engineering Technician

at Babcock International Group

• Job title: Configuration Management Engineering Technician
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £35,085 per year
• Degree requirement: Associate's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

About the role

• Configuration Management Engineering Technician managing naval engineering records at Babcock in Portsmouth. Collaborating with teams to ensure data accuracy for UK maritime operations while supporting national defense.

Responsibilities

• Screen and extract relevant data from technical documents, drawings, and specifications to maintain ship fit definitions in SSDD.
• Ensure all tasks comply with project procedures and quality plans, identifying improvements where possible.
• Support other Configuration Engineers and collaborate across teams.
• Undertake ship visits to support configuration audits.
• Update SSDD while considering impacts on data interfaces and schedules.

Requirements

• Ability to interpret technical data from drawings and documentation.
• Strong communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• IT literacy, ideally with experience using Configuration Management tools (e.g., SSDD).
• Engineering experience desirable, particularly within MoD maritime environments.
• Team-oriented with the ability to present technical data clearly.
• ONC or equivalent engineering academic qualification.
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 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.
• ‘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.