Marine Surveyor

oilandgasjobsearch.com; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the marine sector seeks a Marine Surveyor to join their team at Faslane, providing a critical role in ensuring compliance with naval regulations and conducting structural audits of marine vessels. The role offers a blend of hybrid working with significant operational responsibilities, making it ideal for candidates with specialized engineering qualifications and relevant experience.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Support for Reservists in the armed forces

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Understanding of Defence Standards and Classification Society Rules.
• Ability to conduct structural survey audits and produce reports.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structural surveys and produce reports according to Defence Standards.
• Assist Principal Naval Architect with survey compliance and requirements.

Skills

Knowledge of Nuclear Submarines

Relevant standards and systems

Understanding of Hull Survey Requirements

Education

HNC in a relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Job Title: Marine Surveyor

Location: Faslane, Helensburgh + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Up to £48,000 dependent on experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF61614

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 Marine Surveyor at our Faslane site.

The role

As a Marine Surveyor, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Your role will include developing detailed knowledge and specialised technical expertise to support marine vessels and structures, including working to ensure compliance with international naval regulation.

Day-to-day, you'll conduct structural survey audits to ensure they have been completed in accordance with Defence Standards, supporting the Principle Professional Officer/Professional Officer to ensure the requirements are met for each platform.

• Conduct structural surveys, accept/reject results and produce reports in accordance with applicable procedures. Including auditing completed surveys. Includes the production of Production Technical Instructions and Procedures.
• Assist the Principal Naval Architect with the Result of Survey closure to ensure it complies with Defence Standard and the platform specific survey requirements.
• Ensure that all tasks are carried out in accordance with the Company's cost, time, and quality requirements.
• Implementation of the Company Safety, Quality and Environmental policies in the Marine Survey area of the business ensuring that assessments of risk are carried out which lead to safe working attitudes and practices.

This role is full time OR part time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Marine Surveyor

• Relevant standards, systems, and Classification frameworks e.g. Defence Standards, British Standards, Classification Society Rules, and Regulatory body requirements.
• Working knowledge of Nuclear Submarines such that the importance of structure, systems and operation are understood.
• Knowledge of Hull Survey Requirement surveys are advantageous.

Qualifications for the Marine Surveyor

• HNC in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent

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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• '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: 09/07/25