About the role

  • Principal Digital Engineer leading digital transformation for defence infrastructure at Babcock. Driving digital engineering strategy across Naval Nuclear programmes in hybrid working arrangements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead digital engineering that transforms the future of defence infrastructure.
  • Drive the digital engineering strategy across high‑profile Naval Nuclear programmes.
  • Support the evolution of information management, Building Information Modelling (BIM) and project technology capabilities.
  • Shape how digital innovation is implemented across major engineering, construction and commissioning projects.
  • Oversee digital engineers’ workload, focusing teams on accurate, timely delivery across BIM and information management activities.
  • Conduct BIM and digital assessments, producing detailed reports, technical notes and risk documentation to mitigate delivery concerns.
  • Work with stakeholders to develop and realise BIM, digital and information management strategies.

Requirements

  • Strong background in digital engineering management, quality and delivery.
  • Expertise in BIM, CAD and Information Management, including ISO 19650 compliance.
  • Experience producing BIM Execution Plans, master and task information delivery plans.
  • Ability to develop and manage digital workflows such as clash detection, design coordination and COBie/IFC data reviews.
  • Experience engaging senior stakeholders and working at a senior or principal level, ideally within a highly regulated environment such as nuclear or defence.
  • Degree and chartership strongly preferred, though applicants with significant relevant experience will be considered.

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.

Job title

Principal Digital Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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