Engineering Design Manager

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock International seeks an Engineering Design Manager in Plymouth for full-time opportunities. The role involves managing project technical delivery, leading design solutions for critical facilities, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have a STEM degree and experience in regulated industries, with excellent communication skills and a drive for career development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and annual health check

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering work

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Advanced experience in engineering, construction, or infrastructure.
• Knowledge of the design lifecycle.
• Experience in safety-critical applications.

Responsibilities

• Scope and manage the technical delivery of projects.
• Support the Engineering Management Group.
• Ensure design outputs meet budgetary and schedule constraints.

Skills

Strong technical background

Communication skills

Stakeholder management skills

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in a STEM subject

Chartered/Incorporated Engineer status

Job description

Engineering Design Manager Opportunities

Job Title: Engineering Design Manager
Vacancies: Multiple opportunities available
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £59,110.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF64324

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 Engineering Design Manager 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 Devonport Engineering team.

Engineering Design Manager Opportunities
As an Engineering Design Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join a dynamic, evolving business at Devonport, leading key engineering projects. Devonport Engineering acts as the Design Authority for nuclear and non-nuclear assets, offering technical expertise and delivering critical design and safety solutions to support operational teams.

What you’ll do:

• Scope and manage the technical delivery of projects throughout their lifecycle.
• Support the Engineering Management Group in developing and delivering complex design solutions for safety-critical facilities, meeting quality, time and budget requirements.
• Secure, organise, and lead internal and external resources as needed by the project.
• Ensure design outputs are fit for purpose and adhere to budgetary and schedule constraints.
• Develop and apply a structured, proportionate design process suited to both conventional and nuclear facility applications.

What you’ll need:

• Strong technical background with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced experience in engineering, construction, or infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of the design lifecycle and a logical approach to problem-solving.
• Expertise in designing and substantiating solutions for safety-critical applications, preferably within a regulated industry.
• Hold a degree in a STEM subject or demonstrate equivalent experience.
• Registered as a Chartered/Incorporated Engineer or actively working towards registration, with membership in a relevant professional institution.
• A drive to own and shape your career development journey.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintainBaseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)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 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
• 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.

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