Senior Commissioning Engineer

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

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Commissioning Engineer, where you will lead a skilled team in the commissioning of complex submarine systems. This full-time role at the Devonport Royal Dockyard offers a unique opportunity to develop into a subject matter expert while ensuring the highest safety standards. You will oversee fault diagnosis, implement corrective solutions, and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, including the Royal Navy. With a commitment to employee development and a comprehensive benefits package, this position is ideal for those looking to make a significant impact in a crucial industry.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in engineering roles, especially in Electrical, Mechanical, or Constructive.
• Knowledge of isolation methodologies and commissioning processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in inspecting, testing, and commissioning submarine systems.
• Ensure adherence to Health and Safety regulations and Engineering Quality standards.

Skills

Commissioning principles and processes

Submarine operation and maintenance

Technical system drawings

Planning and organization

Education

Level 4 qualification/Engineering Apprenticeship

Degree in Engineering discipline

Job description

Job Title: Senior Commissioning Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF61434

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 Senior Commissioning Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Senior Commissioning Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll conduct the role of shift manager, leading a team of Commissioning Engineers and industrial staff who will be carrying out commissioning activities on the most complex machines on the planet.

In preparation for their role, successful candidates will undertake a comprehensive training programme; we will train and develop you to become a subject matter expert in commissioning and submarine systems.

Day-to-day, you’ll be supporting commissioning activities to ensure the systems perform to the highest standards of safety in your discipline (Mechanical, Electrical or Constructive (Naval Architecture)).

• Lead a team of skilled engineers to carry out the inspection, testing and commissioning of submarine systems. Overseeing fault finding diagnosis and proposing and implementing corrective solutions where required, e.g. visual inspections, pressure testing, system flushing, equipment and system operations, electrical preoperational checks, insulation resistance checks, load testing.
• Design, implementation and authorisation of safe isolations to allow intrusive work to take place on submarine systems in accordance with safe system of work management arrangements.
• Researching, compiling and authorising technical documentation to support commissioning activities and deliverables.
• Within this safety critical role, a Senior Commissioning Engineer reports to their manager and is responsible for adhering to the Health and Safety at Work regulations and conforming to appropriate Engineering Quality and Nuclear standards.
• Providing leadership, direction and supervision to a team of Commissioning Engineers. Carry out line management responsibilities including pastoral support and lead others in their professional development.
• Promote and maintain effective working relationships within our teams with our internal stakeholders and our external stakeholders including the Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence and subcontractors.

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

Essential experience of the Senior Commissioning Engineer

• Knowledge of Commissioning principles and processes including isolation methodologies.
• Knowledge and experiences of submarine operation and/or maintenance.
• Extensive experience in an engineering role/discipline (Electrical, Mechanical or Constructive).
• Experience of using technical system drawings and associated documentation.
• Good planning, organisation and time management skills.

Qualifications for the Senior Commissioning Engineer

• Completed a recognised Level 4 qualification/Engineering Apprenticeship
• Degree in an Engineering discipline

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

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: 30/06/2025