Project Engineer

weServed; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP

Employee shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock at Rosyth is seeking a Project Engineer to drive delivery of construction and infrastructure projects on site. You will work with contractors, customers and internal stakeholders to ensure safe, efficient delivery throughout the full project lifecycle.

The role requires experience delivering engineering/infrastructure projects, strong contractor management, and knowledge of CDM 2015. SC security clearance is required, and there is a clear path for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering construction or infrastructure projects in engineering, industrial or facilities environments.
• Strong contractor management and site coordination experience.
• Good understanding of health and safety legislation, particularly CDM 2015.
• Proven ability to manage projects from planning through to completion and handover.
• Experience using project management tools to manage budgets, schedules and project risk.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects through the full lifecycle, from planning and procurement to site delivery and handover.
• Coordinating contractors and site activities within a live operational environment, resolving challenges and maintaining progress.
• Monitoring project schedules, budgets and risks to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations through inspections and robust project controls.
• Building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders, providing regular communication throughout project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Contractor management

Site coordination

Health & safety

Education

HNC in Mechanical/Electrical/Civil Eng

IOSH Managing Safely

Environmental Awareness qual

APM Practitioner (goal)

Engineering degree desirable

Job description

Job Title: Project Engineer

Location: Rosyth, Fife

Compensation: Competitive + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Shape Infrastructure That Supports National Defence

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 Project Engineer at our Rosyth site.

The role

As aProject Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll play a key role in delivering construction and infrastructure projects across the Rosyth site. You'll work closely with contractors, customers and internal stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards. This role offers exposure to the full project lifecycle, making it an excellent opportunity to broaden your technical, commercial and project management expertise while contributing to programmes that help keep the UK safe and secure.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Managing projects through the full lifecycle, from planning and procurement to site delivery and handover.
• Coordinating contractors and site activities within a live operational environment, resolving challenges and maintaining progress.
• Monitoring project schedules, budgets and risks to ensure successful delivery outcomes.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety and CDM regulations through inspections, reviews and robust project controls.
• Building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders, providing regular communication throughout project delivery.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Rosyth.

Essential experience of the Project Engineer

• Experience delivering construction or infrastructure projects within engineering, industrial or facilities environments.
• Strong contractor management and site coordination experience.
• Good understanding of health and safety legislation, particularly CDM 2015.
• Proven ability to manage projects from planning through to completion and handover.
• Experience using project management tools to manage budgets, schedules and project risk.

Qualifications for the Project Engineer

• HNC or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering.
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• IEMA Introduction to Environmental Awareness or a similar environmental qualification.
• Willingness to achieve APM Practitioner level project management accreditation
• Degree in Engineering or a related discipline is desirable

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 26,000 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: 24/08/2026