Principal Architect

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Principal Architect at Babcock International, contributing to critical defence infrastructure. The role involves managing design packages, engaging stakeholders, and overseeing compliance in a highly regulated environment. Excellent benefits include a matched pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive post-qualification experience in architectural roles.
• Background in major civil infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of regulated building environments, especially nuclear facilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and review subconsultant design packages.
• Ensure compliance-driven delivery of architectural work packages.
• Oversee the integration of architectural designs.

Skills

Architectural design expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture

Chartered Architect

RIBA registration

Job description

Job Title: Principal Architect

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £59,110 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65221

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 Principal Architect at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Principal Architect, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join the Major Infrastructure Projects (MIP) Business Unit in delivering critical defence infrastructure to support the UK’s future MOD ship and submarine programmes. Help shape the design, build, and commissioning of advanced facilities for the long-term maintenance of Astute Class submarines.

Day-to-day, you’ll leverage your expertise in facility upgrades or construction to manage and review subconsultant design packages, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs and applying architectural oversight to deliver an integrated facility that meets all technical and operational sustainment requirements.

• Ensure compliance-driven delivery of architectural work packages to meet scope, quality, schedule, and cost targets.
• Lead and manage architectural elements of the Dock Facility upgrade, acting as Subject Matter Expert and ensuring technical performance.
• Provide technical design guidance and review of architectural packages.
• Oversee the integration of architectural designs with multidisciplinary design packages.
• Ensure comprehensive and standards-aligned documentation supports operational scope and project delivery objectives.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working.

Essential experience of the Principal Architect

• Proven background in major civil infrastructure projects, ideally within marine or dock environments.
• Strong architectural design expertise from concept through to on-site delivery.
• In-depth knowledge of highly regulated building environments, including nuclear facilities.
• Broad multi-disciplinary design experience, with preference for nuclear site projects.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications for the Principal Architect

• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture as a minimum qualification.
• Be a Chartered Architect with extensive post-qualification experience.
• RIBA registration is preferred.

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 [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: 13/07/2025

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