Engineer - Mechanical or Chemical

Babcock International Group; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services provider in the UK is looking for Mechanical or Chemical Engineers at all levels to work in Plymouth and hybrid arrangements. The role includes design documentation, CAD modeling, and supporting nuclear operations. Candidates should have relevant engineering experience and qualifications, including a minimum HNC. Benefits include a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme, and excellent development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical, chemical or process engineering.
• Knowledge of engineering regulations and standards.
• A drive to own and shape your career development journey.

Responsibilities

• Leading or working within a team to plan and deliver design tasks.
• Developing designs through all lifecycle phases in line with legislation.
• Problem solving and providing technical solutions to operational issues.

Skills

Experience in mechanical, chemical or process engineering

Experience working in a highly regulated industry

Knowledge of piping/pressure systems and components

Understanding of the full design lifecycle

Experience in CAD

Education

Minimum HNC in relevant engineering discipline

Degree qualified and professionally registered preferred for senior positions

Tools

CAD software

Engineering simulation tools

Job description

Mechanical and Chemical Engineer Opportunities - All Levels

Job Title: Engineer – Mechanical or Chemical

Vacancies: Multiple opportunities available

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £40,098 - £58,105 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69714

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 Mechanical or Chemical Engineer at historic Devonport Royal Dockyard – home of the biggest naval base in Western Europe and a vital support for the Royal Navy for over 700 years.

At Babcock we have a true culture of opportunity – with business contracts that last decades and structured career development pathways that can take you in all kinds of directions; you will grow, develop, and achieve more than you ever thought possible. There has never been a better time for you to join Babcock.

Mechanical or Chemical Engineer Opportunities

As a Mechanical or Chemical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of our Nuclear Engineering Group, a Technical Authority within Babcock’s Devonport Naval Nuclear sector. You’ll contribute to the design of, and modification and through-life support to, fixed, portable and temporary pressure systems and associated equipment that provide critical submarine interfaces and support activities including system testing and commissioning, temperature and chemistry control, and radioactive waste receipt, storage, treatment and disposal.

Day-to-day, you’ll author design documentation, produce Computer Aided Design (CAD) models and drawings, undertake engineering analyses, and provide technical advice to ensure compliance with nuclear regulations and pressure system standards. You’ll work in an agile, collaborative environment that supports career progression and professional development.

What you’ll do

• Leading or working within a team of engineers to plan, organise and deliver design tasks
• Developing and delivering designs through all lifecycle phases in line with legislation
• Problem solving and providing technical solutions to emergent operational issues
• Performing and leading quality checks on engineering outputs

What you’ll need

• Experience in mechanical, chemical or process engineering
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry
• Knowledge of piping/pressure systems and components
• Knowledge of engineering regulations and standards
• Understanding of the full design lifecycle
• Experience in CAD, component engineering simulation, system fluid flow analysis, or nuclear plant design is advantageous
• Minimum HNC in relevant engineering discipline
• Degree qualified and professionally registered with a relevant engineering institution preferred for more senior positions
• A drive to own and shape your career development journey.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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 share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portalPayment 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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: 09/12/2025