Principal Safety Engineer - Major Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Babcock International Group

Plymouth

Hybrid

GBP 61,000 - 69,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance
Matched pension scheme with life assu
Digital GP and health check
Employee share scheme
Life assurance
Be Kind Day
Excellent development opportunities

Job summary

Babcock in Plymouth, at the Devonport Royal Dockyard, seeks a Principal Safety Engineer to lead safety engineering for major infrastructure projects supporting the Royal Navy. You will review safety cases, influence design, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

The role is full-time with hybrid work, requires SC clearance eligibility, and offers benefits including pension, healthcare, and career development.

Qualifications

  • Degree in an Engineering or STEM discipline.
  • Experience in safety engineering on complex dockyard/defence projects.
  • Experience reviewing or managing safety cases.
  • Nuclear, defence, or safety-critical systems experience desirable.
  • Ability to evaluate technical issues and guide teams.

Responsibilities

  • Review safety engineering designs to assess compliance against relevant engineering and HSE standards.
  • Provide subject matter expertise to support technical problem solving across design and construction teams.
  • Guide and review safety design packages, ensuring integration with other engineering disciplines.
  • Ensure safety case claims can be substantiated through compliant, complete and accurate design documentation.
  • Provide onsite advice for design changes or defect rectification, ensuring quality assurance and adherence to engineering.

Skills

Safety engineering
Safety case review
Design authority
Risk assessment
Stakeholder liaison

Education

Degree in Engineering or STEM
Nuclear/safety-critical experience desirable

Job description

Babcock in Plymouth, at the Devonport Royal Dockyard, seeks a Principal Safety Engineer to lead safety engineering for major infrastructure projects supporting the Royal Navy. You will review safety cases, influence design, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

The role is full-time with hybrid work, requires SC clearance eligibility, and offers benefits including pension, healthcare, and career development.

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