Dockside Manager

Babcock International; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in Plymouth seeks a Dockside Manager for a critical role overseeing safety compliance and team leadership at their Devonport site. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in safety case development and complex operations. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and generous benefits, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP services

Employee share scheme

Professional Fees Payment

Development opportunities

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with safety case development and compliance.
• Experience in overseeing operations ensuring alignment with requirements.
• Ability to challenge personnel to uphold safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance with safety requirements for dock facility users.
• Advise on procedural authorisation across multiple facilities.
• Lead and support a team to enhance safety compliance.

Skills

Safety case development

Complex operations oversight

Personnel intervention and challenge

Education

Level 6 Qualification

Level 4 Qualification

NUC0793 Nuclear Plant Foundation Course Module 1

NUC0794 Nuclear Fundamentals Course Module 2

QUAL0002 Submarine Quality Assurance Course

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Dockside Manager
Location: Devonport, Plymouth + Hybrid Working Arrangements (if applicable)
Compensation: £51,941.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF 62919

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 Dockside Manager at our Devonport site in Plymouth.

The role

As a Dockside Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be part of the dockside management organisation which is responsible for the production and implementation of safety case controls and associated Management arrangements throughout the whole of the Facility.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide governance of dockside activities in support of the plant manager and providing advice where necessary to ensure that all 10 Dock Facility users are compliant with the requirements of the relevant safety cases.

• Oversee and ensure compliance with safety case requirements for all users of the 10 Dock Facility


• Advise Procedural Authorisation Groups and act on behalf of the Plant Manager across multiple facilities


• Act as a safety leader, promoting adherence to and a positive attitude toward Babcock’s safety policies


• Directly lead a team through offering leadership, guidance, and support

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

Essential experience of the Dockside Manager

• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with safety case development, implementation, and compliance.


• Experience in overseeing complex operations and ensuring alignment with regulatory and procedural requirements.


• Ability to intervene and challenge personnel at all levels to uphold safety and operational standards.

Qualifications for the Dockside Manager

• Level 6 Qualification, Recognised professional status or significant experience in relevant engineering discipline & Level 4 Qualification


• NUC0793 Nuclear Plant Foundation Course Module 1


• NUC0794 Nuclear Fundamentals (Foundation) Course Module 2


• QUAL0002 Submarine Quality Assurance Course

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 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 the majority of 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.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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: 28/07/2025

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