Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager

weServed; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP and health checks

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking an Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager to lead the management of non-nuclear assets at the Devonport Royal Dockyard site. You will help ensure safety, compliance, and fit-for-purpose operations while supporting long-term asset strategies and investment decisions.

Based on site in Plymouth, the role combines technical engineering oversight with cross-functional collaboration to deliver effective asset management within a prestigious defence environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent engineering experience.
• Chartered Engineer status desirable.
• Ability to obtain Security Check clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support safe and compliant management of non-nuclear assets across the Devonport site.
• Contribute to asset surveys, condition assessments and compliance activities.
• Assist with asset registration, disposal processes and deviations.
• Support maintenance planning and future asset investment decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering, maintenance and project teams to deliver asset management solutions.

Skills

Engineering principles

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Asset management

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer status desirable

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £44,600 - £55,600 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76896

Help shape the future of critical defence infrastructure

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As anAssistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll play a key role in the management of non-nuclear assets across one of the UK's most strategically important defence sites. Working within the Non-Nuclear Plant Management team, you'll help ensure critical infrastructure remains safe, compliant and fit for purpose, while supporting investment decisions and long-term asset management strategies.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Supporting the safe and compliant management of non-nuclear assets across the Devonport site.
• Contributing to asset surveys, condition assessments and compliance activities.
• Assisting with asset registration, disposal processes, concessions and deviations.
• Supporting maintenance planning activities and future asset investment decisions.
• Working closely with engineering, maintenance and project teams to deliver effective asset management solutions.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager

• Understanding of engineering design principles and engineering safety practices.
• Experience in project specification, planning, project management and estimating.
• Awareness of relevant statutory legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of large engineering, industrial or estate-based asset environments.

Qualifications for the Assistant Non-Nuclear Plant Manager

• Degree in an engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant engineering experience.
• Working towards Chartered Engineer status is desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘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

Babcock

We’re Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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 [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 10/11/2026

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