Maintenance Planning Engineer

weServed; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

9 day fortnight

25 days holiday

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP access

Job summary

Babcock International in the UK is hiring a Maintenance Planning Engineer to join the Task Library team, focusing on accurate maintenance data and governance for submarine programs. You will work across engineering and project teams to ensure reliable planning information.

The role offers hybrid working, security clearance, and development opportunities within a world-leading defence contractor, supporting the UK’s defence capability. A UK national with SC clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Qualified to Degree, HNC/HND, NVQ Level 4/5 or equivalent in Engineering or data-related discipline.
• Experience in engineering delivery, maintenance planning or project planning environments.
• Understanding of submarine or surface ship operations and maintenance activities.
• Experience in engineering/data environments, managing information from multiple sources.
• Proven ability to capture, analyse and interpret complex data to support planning and decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and attention-to-detail skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing collection, validation, and formatting of maintenance data for inclusion within the Task Library.
• Maintaining the Task Library as the trusted source of maintenance planning data.
• Reviewing and controlling maintenance task data for accuracy and governance.
• Collaborating with engineering and project teams to obtain critical maintenance information.
• Driving continuous improvement to data quality and planning effectiveness.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree / HNC / HND / NVQ 4/5 or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Planning Engineer

Location: Plymouth, Devon, Stoke Gifford, Bristol or Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full Time / Permanent
Role ID: SF76775

Help shape the future of submarine maintenance planning

Do you want to help us in our mission, creating a safe and secure world together, whilst working on projects that are truly unique?

The Royal Navy rely on our engineering, project management and digital teams to keep their submarines at sea and submariners safe. They Protect our Nation and we help to Protect them.

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 Submarine Support and play your part in protecting the protectors.

The Role

As a Maintenance Engineer Planning, you'll join our specialist Task Library team, a dedicated function responsible for maintaining the single source of truth for submarine maintenance planning and delivery information. This is a unique opportunity to combine your engineering, maintenance planning or data expertise to support programmes that are critical to the UK’s defence capability.

You’ll play a vital role in ensuring maintenance data is accurate, controlled and accessible, enabling informed decision-making across complex engineering programmes. Working with stakeholders from across the business, you'll help drive continuous improvement in data quality, governance and planning effectiveness, while developing your own technical and professional capabilities within a world-leading engineering organisation.

What you’ll do:

• Managing the collection, validation and formatting of maintenance data for inclusion within the Task Library.
• Maintaining the Task Library as the trusted source of maintenance planning and delivery information.
• Reviewing, updating and controlling maintenance task data to ensure accuracy and compliance with governance standards.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across engineering and project teams to obtain and validate critical maintenance information.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data quality, governance processes and planning effectiveness.

What you’ll need:

• Qualified to Degree, HNC/HND, NVQ Level 4/5 or equivalent in an Engineering, Technical or Data-related discipline, or able to demonstrate significant relevant experience in a comparable role.
• Experience in engineering delivery, maintenance planning or project planning environments.
• Understanding of submarine or surface ship operations and maintenance activities.
• Experience working within an engineering, technical data or data analytics environment, managing information from multiple sources.
• Proven ability to capture, analyse and interpret complex data to support planning and decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and attention-to-detail skills.

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 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Our Benefits

We offer you fantastic total rewards, and the ability to have real flexibility - including working from home up to 3 days a week, and a ‘9 day fortnight’ working pattern. It’s what sits at the heart of our fantastic and friendly environment, where you’ll feel truly welcome.

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock International 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We are 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: 20/11/2026

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