Maintenance Planning Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Maintenance Planning Engineer to support national security through planning the maintenance of submarines. This full-time role, based in Stoke Gifford, offers hybrid working arrangements. Applicants should have experience in engineering, strong communication skills, and a relevant degree. The position requires a commitment to data analysis and collaboration with multiple stakeholders to ensure efficient operations. We provide an excellent benefits package and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of maintenance requirements and planning.
• Engage confidently with all levels of the organization.
• Identify improvement opportunities in technical reports.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support programme changes for submarine safety and availability.
• Use asset management tools for maintenance tracking.
• Collaborate with experts to optimise work packages.
• Contribute to the development of through life plans.

Skills

Engineering experience with maintenance planning

Strong communication and presentation skills

Ability to produce clear technical reports

Strong IT skills (Excel)

Education

Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or HNC/HND

Job description

Maintenance Planning Engineer

Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £51,068 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69634

Plan the Availability of the Royal Navy’s Submarines

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 Maintenance Planning Engineer at our Babcock Technology Centre or Devonport Royal Dockyard sites.

Role

As a Maintenance Planning Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Your work directly supports national security and fleet readiness, giving you a unique platform to grow your engineering, planning and stakeholder skills in a career that truly matters.

Day-to-day, you’ll help optimise through life maintenance plans for the Royal Navy’s in service submarines. Working in a fast paced, high consequence environment, you’ll analyse complex data, balance maintenance requirements against operational programmes, and collaborate with subject matter experts across Babcock, the Ministry of Defence and industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Supporting programme changes and “what if” scenarios to keep submarines safe, capable and available.
• Using a dedicated asset management tool to manage maintenance requirements through life.
• Collaborating with experts across Babcock, the Royal Navy, MOD and industry partners to optimise work packages.
• Contributing to the development of the through life boat plan application alongside the team.

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

Essential Experience

• Engineering experience with a solid understanding of maintenance requirements and planning.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to engage at all levels.
• Ability to produce clear technical reports and identify improvement opportunities.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Strong IT skills and experience analysing data in Excel or similar tools.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or HNC/HND with demonstrable relevant experience.
• Marine, defence or asset intensive industry experience is welcomed.

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 - www.gov.uk

What we offer

• 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-day 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.