Senior Safety Engineer

Babcock International; Málaga; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 98.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive rewards

Flexible working options

Descripción de la vacante

Babcock International is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to lead safety case development and rigorous risk assessments for Defence Ground Support Equipment, ensuring safety across its lifecycle.

You will mentor engineers, run safety investigations, and coordinate with customers and cross‑functional teams to deliver compliant, operationally effective outcomes while maintaining regulatory standards and safety culture.

Formación

• Strong understanding of systems safety and safety case management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to mentor engineers and lead safety discussions.

Responsabilidades

• Lead development, assessment and continuous improvement of safety cases.
• Conduct complex safety analyses and investigations.
• Provide expert guidance to deliver safe, compliant outcomes.
• Lead safety investigations and manage safety working groups.
• Collaborate with customers and multidisciplinary teams to solve engineering challenges.

Conocimientos

Safety case management

Hazard identification

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Team mentorship

Analytical skills

Educación

Engineering degree (Washington Accord)

Descripción del empleo

• Competitive rewards and benefits
• Flexible working options

About the Role

As a Senior Safety Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and integrity of critical Australian Defence Force Ground Support Equipment throughout its lifecycle.

Working as part of a highly skilled engineering team, you will lead the development, assessment and continuous improvement of safety cases, conduct complex safety analyses, and provide expert guidance to support the delivery of safe, compliant and operationally effective outcomes.

You’ll lead safety investigations, manage safety working groups, contribute to business development activities and collaborate closely with customers and multidisciplinary teams to solve complex engineering challenges, ensuring risks are understood and managed in accordance with industry standards and reduced so far as is reasonably practicable.

Your work will directly influence key engineering decisions while supporting some of Defence’s most important capabilities.

About You

You are an experienced safety engineering professional with a strong understanding of safety case management, hazard identification, risk assessment methodologies and regulatory compliance within complex engineering environments.

Comfortable working autonomously and making informed technical decisions, you can confidently translate safety requirements into practical engineering solutions while balancing operational, commercial and customer needs.

Your ability to analyse problems, interpret standards and produce high-quality technical documentation sets you apart. Equally important is your ability to build relationships and influence others.

You enjoy mentoring engineers, facilitating productive discussions with diverse stakeholders and sharing knowledge to strengthen team capability.

With excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset, you thrive in environments where continuous improvement, innovation and accountability are valued, and you take pride in delivering outcomes that make a genuine contribution to safety, performance and mission success.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Approximately 5-6 years relevant experience in relatable technical/engineering roles
• An excellent understanding of systems safety
• Hold an accredited degree in engineering (under the Washington Accord)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Preferred experience in Defence industry
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team to achieve desired results

Your future at Babcock – what we offer you

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility;
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and muchmore, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.

Who we are

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,500 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion.

We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;
• Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Mission & Support Systems business.

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.

Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.

Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

Babcock is a leading provider of critical, complex engineering services which support national defence, save lives and protect communities.

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