Fleet Programmes Senior Project Engineer

Babcock International; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence engineering firm in Helensburgh is seeking a Fleet Programmes Senior Project Engineer. You will lead a team of Project Engineers, ensuring quality project delivery while working in a hybrid model. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Fleet Programmes project management and submarine systems. Excellent benefits including generous holidays and pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Access to Digital GP services

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in complex Fleet Programmes project management.
• Strong knowledge of submarine systems and engineering principles.
• Experience with Planning Estimating and Production System (PEPS).

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Project Engineers for successful project delivery.
• Guide teams in developing and maintaining project schedules.
• Develop and refine PEPS processes to support engineering tasks.

Skills

Fleet Programmes project management

Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams

Knowledge of submarine systems

Familiarity with systems like RDAR and PEPS

Education

HNC in Engineering or equivalent experience

Apprenticeship in Engineering

ILM Level 3 or equivalent

APM Project Fundamentals Qualification

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Fleet Programmes Senior Project Engineer

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Up to £59,000 depending on experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67466

Shape the Future of Naval Engineering

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 Fleet Programmes Senior Project Engineer at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role

As a Fleet Programmes Senior Project Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll lead and mentor a team of Project Engineers, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and to the highest standards. This is a dynamic opportunity to grow your career in defence engineering while making a meaningful impact on the UK's naval capabilities.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Leading, managing, and mentoring Project Engineers to support successful project delivery
• Guiding teams in developing and maintaining project schedules aligned with Babcock’s Project Delivery Framework
• Developing and refining PEPS processes and procedures to support engineering task execution
• Coaching engineers to meet planning and quality standards
• Breaking down engineering tasks to build and maintain Project Management Plans across multiple submarine systems

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience

• Proven expertise in complex Fleet Programmes project management
• Skilled in coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong knowledge of submarine systems and engineering principles
• Familiarity with customer systems such as RDAR, UMMS, SDD, Trilogy, CWE, and Survey
• Experience with Planning Estimating and Production System (PEPS)

Qualifications

• HNC in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Apprenticeship in Engineering or equivalent experience
• ILM Level 3 or equivalent
• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ)
• Training in Resilience and Wellbeing

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 [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

Closing date: 26/09/2025

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