Engineering Operations Manager

Babcock International Ltd; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Helensburgh is seeking an Engineering Operations Manager to oversee daily operations and manage a team within their maintenance and repair function. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of engineering principles and have leadership experience. This role offers up to £75,000 compensation along with a generous benefits package, including matched contributions to a pension scheme and holiday trading options.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering work

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.
• Experience with maintenance and repair operations is desirable.
• Project Management Qualifications will be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of business support and production teams.
• Address operational challenges and allocate resources effectively.
• Resolve technical issues and recommend improvements.

Skills

Broad knowledge of engineering principles

Experience with complex Fleet Engineering work packages

Familiarity with submarine systems

Strong understanding of safety standards

Proficient in planning and budgeting

Skilled in negotiation and influencing

Excellent communication skills

Education

HNC in a relevant engineering discipline

Nuclear Introductory Course

ILM Level 5 or equivalent leadership qualification

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Operations Manager
Location: Faslane, Helensburgh, UK
Compensation: Up to £75,000 (Dependent on Experience) plus Annual Bonus & Additional Benefits
Role Type: Permanent/ Full-time
Role ID: 65285

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Engineering Operations Manager at our Clyde, Faslane site.

The Role
As a Engineering Operations Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be a key leader within the Production, Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul function, responsible for the output of Fleet Operations in the execution of vessel maintenance periods. In doing so, you will lead a team of engineering front line managers to achieve their technical and operational outputs via their own teams composed of professionals and technical specialists.

Day to day, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing daily operations of business support, technicians, and/or production teams.
• Leading through supervisors or team leaders, or directly managing professionals.
• Addressing operational challenges and allocating resources effectively.
• Setting production schedules and ensuring delivery against agreed plans and priorities.
• Resolving technical issues and recommending improvements to production processes.
• Influencing and guiding internal stakeholders to meet quality, volume, and timeliness objectives.

This role is full-time (36 hours per week) Monday to Thursday 7:15am- 4:45pm is based in Faslane, Helensburgh.

Essential Experience of the Engineering Operations Manager:

• Broad knowledge of engineering principles, including nuclear, mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Experience with complex Fleet Engineering work packages and support functions (e.g., scaffolding, slinging).
• Familiarity with submarine systems ( A, and V Class), and maintenance and repair operations- desirable
• Strong understanding of safety standards, COSHH, risk assessments, and quality assurance.
• Proficiency in planning, budgeting, and business applications.- desirable
• Skilled in negotiation and influencing across teams.
• Excellent communication skills

Qualifications for the Engineering Operations Manager:

• HNC in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent.
• Nuclear Introductory Course and Nuclear Submarine Quality Assurance Course (NSQAC) will be beneficial
• ILM Level 5 or equivalent leadership qualification.
• Project Management Qualifications will be beneficial

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 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 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.