Engineering Manager

weServed; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and annual health check

Employee shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Be Kind Day volunteering

Reservists leave

Job summary

Babcock is recruiting an Engineering Design Manager for the Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth. You will lead complex engineering design solutions, act as a technical authority, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance across nuclear and non-nuclear environments.

The role offers hybrid working with 2 days in the office and 3 from home, a full-time/permanent contract, and a competitive package including pension and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree in STEM subject or equivalent experience.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status or working towards registration.
• Membership of a relevant professional engineering institution desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of engineering design projects from concept through to handover.
• Manage design scope, resources, risks, and delivery to meet quality, time and budget.
• Act as the technical authority and primary contact for design activities.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to deliver complex design solutions.
• Ensure designs meet safety, regulatory, and operational requirements throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Project management

Safety culture

Education

Degree in STEM

Chartered/Incorporated Engineer

Professional engineering membership desirable

Tools

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Design Manager

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £56,837 - £60,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF74053

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 Engineering Design Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Engineering Design Manager, you’ll lead the delivery of complex engineering design solutions that underpin critical defence and infrastructure programmes. Working within Facilities Engineering, you’ll act as a technical authority and trusted advisor, ensuring designs are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose across both nuclear and non-nuclear environments.

Day-to-day, you’ll have a unique opportunity to influence major engineering projects from concept through to completion, working in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, drive performance, and build capability, accelerating your leadership career while contributing to projects that protect national security and support vital public infrastructure.

• Leading the technical delivery of engineering design projects from concept through to handover
• Managing design scope, resources, risks, and delivery to meet quality, time, and budget requirements
• Acting as the technical authority and primary point of contact for design-related activities
• Coordinating internal and external stakeholders to deliver complex design solutions
• Ensuring designs meet safety, regulatory, and operational requirements throughout the lifecycle

This role is full time, 35 hours per week providing hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 2 days in the office/onsite and the remainder working from home.

Essential experience of the Engineering Design Manager

• Strong technical background within engineering, construction, or infrastructure environments
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders across multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with a proactive approach
• Proven experience managing the design lifecycle and solving complex engineering challenges
• Understanding of design and safety requirements within regulated or safety-critical industries

Qualifications for the Engineering Design Manager

• Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent experience
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, or working towards professional registration
• Membership of a relevant professional engineering institution - Desirable

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 (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 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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.

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: 02/09/2026

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