Nuclear Standards Inspector

WeServed; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Aviva DigiCare+ access

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists leave (10 days)

Holiday Trading option

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Nuclear Standards Inspector at Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth. The role focuses on independent oversight of nuclear systems, assuring safety, quality and regulatory compliance across maintenance and engineering activities.

You'll work with operational teams to drive compliance, integrity, and continuous improvement, requiring substantial nuclear sector experience and SC security clearance. This is a full-time, on-site post with a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in standards inspection within the nuclear sector or another highly regulated, high-hazard industry.
• Strong understanding of nuclear safety, quality assurance and compliance requirements.
• Experience undertaking inspections, audits and independent oversight activities.

Responsibilities

• Conducting technical inspections of work undertaken on Nuclear Steam Raising Plant systems and facilities.
• Providing independent oversight of operational, maintenance and engineering activities to ensure compliance with approved procedures and standards.
• Undertaking audits, inspections and procedural compliance activities within a highly regulated environment.
• Advising stakeholders on nuclear standards, quality requirements and regulatory expectations.
• Supporting nuclear safety, plant integrity and quality assurance activities to enable successful programme delivery.

Education

Level 3 qualification in an Engineering discipline

Nuclear Standards Inspection Course

PCN Level 2 in Liquid Penetrant Inspection

CSWIP 3.0 Weld Visuals

Welding and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) training

Job description

Job Title: Nuclear Standards Inspector

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £33,900 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF77284

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 Nuclear Standards Inspector at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Nuclear Standards Inspector, you’ll provide independent oversight and inspection activities across critical nuclear systems and facilities, helping to ensure the highest standards of nuclear safety, quality assurance and regulatory compliance are maintained. This is an excellent opportunity to join a specialist team responsible for assuring operational, maintenance and engineering activities that directly support national defence capability.

Day-to-day, you’ll work alongside operational and technical teams, using your expertise to provide assurance, guidance and oversight in support of safe and effective programme delivery. Your contribution will help maintain plant integrity, drive compliance with regulatory requirements and support continuous improvement across the business.

• Conducting technical inspections of work undertaken on Nuclear Steam Raising Plant systems and facilities.
• Providing independent oversight of operational, maintenance and engineering activities to ensure compliance with approved procedures and standards.
• Undertaking audits, inspections and procedural compliance activities within a highly regulated environment.
• Advising stakeholders on nuclear standards, quality requirements and regulatory expectations.
• Supporting nuclear safety, plant integrity and quality assurance activities to enable successful programme delivery.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Nuclear Standards Inspector

• Significant experience in standards inspection within the nuclear sector or another highly regulated, high-hazard industry.
• Strong understanding of nuclear safety, quality assurance and compliance requirements.
• Experience undertaking inspections, audits and independent oversight activities.
• Knowledge of nuclear plant systems, integrity requirements and operational standards.
• Experience assessing material suitability and compatibility for use on nuclear systems.

Qualifications for the Nuclear Standards Inspector

• Level 3 qualification in an Engineering discipline.
• Nuclear Standards Inspection Course.
• PCN Level 2 in Liquid Penetrant Inspection.
• CSWIP 3.0 Weld Visuals qualification.
• Welding and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) training.

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 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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: 26/11/2026

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