Programmes Shipbuilding Lead

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Plymouth is seeking a Programmes Shipbuilding Lead. You will provide leadership in safety and environmental standards for naval projects, author technical reports, and lead hazard identification initiatives. This full-time hybrid role offers a range of benefits, including generous holidays, professional development, and flexibility. Ideal candidates will have an engineering background and experience in safety management.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Pay for Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Paid leave for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Engineering background with experience in safety and environmental processes.
• Ability to compile and author high-quality technical reports.
• Skilled in chairing and facilitating technical meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver safety and environmental engineering support.
• Develop and maintain hazard logs and facilitate hazard identification.
• Author technical documentation for Ship System Safety & Environmental Case Reports.

Skills

Safety and environmental assessment

Technical report authoring

Chairing technical meetings

SWIFT and HazOpS techniques

Education

Degree in an engineering discipline

Defence Maritime Regulator’s SEMT or SSMO certification

Membership of relevant institution

Job description

Job Title: Programmes Shipbuilding Lead

Location: Devonport, Plymouth

Compensation: £51,941 - £63,443

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69706

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 – Safety & Environmental at Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon.

The role

As a Programmes Shipbuilding Lead – Safety & Environmental, 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 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 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: 09/12/2025

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