Hybrid Senior Plant Engineer

at Babcock International Group

• Job title: Senior Plant Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £51,941 per year
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Plymouth, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Plant Engineer managing submarine docks and nuclear facilities for Babcock. Overseeing complex engineering operations and ensuring compliance with safety regulations during maintenance and operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage submarine docks, nuclear fuel handling and radioactive waste facilities
• Implement nuclear safety case requirements to operate docks and associated facilities
• Enable safe delivery of work packages, ensuring controls are in place for nuclear safety evolutions
• Oversee control of work, site operations, and plant maintenance
• Support projects in design and installation of new engineering and infrastructure
• Liaise with operational teams, conduct health and safety walkdowns, and resolve facility defects

Requirements

• Experience managing work in high-hazard or regulated industries (e.g. nuclear, chemical, oil & gas, rail, or aerospace)
• Skilled in implementing risk assessments or safety cases
• Strong team and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to oversee complex engineering operations
• Level 5 qualification essential or equivalent higher-level learning with substantial experience
• Level 6 STEM degree preferred
• Must be a sole UK national able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance.

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 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.