Programmes Shipbuilding Lead

Babcock International Group; Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Rosyth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering organization seeks a Programmes Shipbuilding Lead to provide leadership and technical expertise for naval shipbuilding projects. The ideal candidate will have an engineering background, experience in safety and environmental assessments, and the ability to author technical documents. This full-time hybrid role is based in multiple locations in the UK, offering excellent benefits including a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

10-days special paid leave for Reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Engineering background with experience in safety and environmental management.
• Ability to compile high-quality technical documents.
• Skilled in facilitating technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead professional safety and environmental engineering support.
• Develop and maintain hazard logs and conduct reviews.
• Author documentation for safety and environmental cases.
• Guide Safety Engineering Group on various assessments.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance in meetings.

Skills

Safety and environmental assessment

Technical report writing

Chairing technical meetings

Hazard identification techniques

Education

Degree in engineering discipline

Defence Maritime Regulator’s SEMT or SSMO certification

Membership of a relevant institution

Job description

Job Title : Programmes Shipbuilding Lead

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, Rosyth, Fife or Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Lead Safety and Sustainability in Naval Engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Programmes Shipbuilding Lead at one of our Babcock sites.

The role

As a Programmes Shipbuilding Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll provide leadership and technical expertise to ensure our naval shipbuilding projects meet rigorous safety and environmental standards. From hazard identification to authoring technical documentation, your work will influence designs that protect lives, safeguard the environment, and support national security. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact while advancing your career in a dynamic, innovative environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities :

• Lead and deliver professional safety and environmental engineering support across design, build, launch, and trials.
• Develop and maintain hazard logs and facilitate hazard identification and review meetings.
• Author technical documentation such as Ship System Safety & Environmental Case Reports.
• Provide guidance and support to the Safety Engineering Group on assessments and cases.
• Chair technical meetings and ensure compliance with safety and environmental requirements.

This role is full time and is a hybrid role with 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Programmes Shipbuilding Lead

• Engineering background with experience in safety and environmental assessment / management processes.
• Ability to compile and author high-quality technical reports.
• Skilled in chairing and facilitating technical meetings.
• Awareness or experience of techniques such as SWIFT and HazOpS.

Qualifications for the Programmes Shipbuilding Lead

• Ideally degree-qualified in an engineering discipline (extensive relevant experience considered).
• Preferably hold Defence Maritime Regulator’s SEMT or SSMO certification (training can be arranged).
• Membership of a relevant institution (e.g., IExpE, IMechE, RINA, IET, SARS) and Chartered or Incorporated status (or working towards).

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 .

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.