Compliance Project Engineer

Babcock International; Torpoint; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Matched pension

Digital GP access

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day volunteering

Job summary

Babcock is recruiting a Compliance Project Engineer for its Devonport Royal Dockyard site. You will monitor compliance status, support investigations, and assist with asset management processes, contributing to safer and more compliant non‑nuclear assets across the site.

The role requires knowledge of relevant legislation, experience with CAFM systems (Maximo), and strong communication skills to engage stakeholders and drive continuous improvement in safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of statutory legislation relevant to engineering or asset compliance.
• Experience using Maximo or other CAFM systems.
• Understanding of engineering design principles and safety practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience engaging effectively with stakeholders and supporting asset management or maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance status of non‑nuclear assets across the site.
• Support management and resolution of identified compliance issues and investigations.
• Assist with asset registration, disposal activities and asset management processes.
• Provide maintenance and survey compliance support to keep assets safe and fit for purpose.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to drive compliance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Education

ONC/NVQ Level 3

Tools

Maximo

Job description

The role

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Compliance Project Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

As a Compliance Project Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll join the Non‑Nuclear Plant Management Team, helping to ensure the safety, compliance and long‑term stewardship of non‑nuclear assets across one of the UK's most complex engineering and defence environments. Supporting vital infrastructure that underpins national security, you'll play a key role in monitoring compliance, improving asset management processes and helping to resolve technical and regulatory challenges.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Monitoring and reporting on the compliance status of non‑nuclear assets across the site.
• Supporting the management and resolution of identified compliance issues and investigations.
• Assisting with asset registration, disposal activities and asset management processes.
• Providing maintenance and survey compliance support to ensure assets remain safe and fit for purpose.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to drive compliance, safety and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential experience of the Compliance Project Engineer

• Working knowledge of statutory legislation relevant to engineering or asset compliance activities.
• Experience using Maximo or other Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems.
• Understanding of engineering design principles and safety practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience engaging effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and supporting asset management or maintenance activities.

Qualifications for the Compliance Project Engineer

ONC, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent qualification in an appropriate engineering or technical discipline

About 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.

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 ( .

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