Senior Commissioning Engineer

Babcock International; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Plymouth is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer for a pivotal role in supporting submarine projects. Responsibilities include leading inspection and commissioning teams, ensuring compliance with safety and engineering standards. Ideal candidates should possess strong knowledge of commissioning principles, experience in submarine operations, and a degree in engineering. Attractive benefits include a generous holiday allowance, matched pension contributions, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading options

Paid leave for volunteering

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of commissioning principles and isolation methodologies.
• Experience with submarine operations or maintenance.
• Extensive background in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Constructive/Naval Architecture).
• Proficiency in interpreting technical system drawings and documentation.
• Excellent planning, organisation, and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team to inspect, test, and commission submarine systems.
• Designing and authorising safe isolations for submarine systems.
• Researching and approving technical documentation for commissioning activities.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and engineering quality standards.
• Providing leadership and mentoring to Commissioning Engineers.

Skills

Strong knowledge of commissioning principles

Experience with submarine operations or maintenance

Extensive background in engineering

Proficiency in interpreting technical system drawings

Excellent planning and time management skills

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Naval Architecture

Job description

Senior Commissioning Engineer Opportunities

Job Title: Senior Commissioning Engineer

Vacancies: Multiple opportunities available

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £43,935.00 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

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 Senior Commissioning Engineer at historic Devonport Royal Dockyard – home of the biggest naval base in Western Europe and a vital support for the Royal Navy for over 700 years.

At Babcock we have a true culture of opportunity – with business contracts that last decades and structured career development pathways that can take you in all kinds of directions; you will grow, develop, and achieve more than you ever thought possible. There has never been a better time for you to join Babcock.

Senior Commissioning Engineer Opportunities

As a Senior Commissioning Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We have opportunities for Senior Commissioning Engineers to work on a wide range of projects. You’ll take on a pivotal leadership role within our multi-disciplined commissioning team, supporting the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet during Deep Maintenance Periods. You’ll lead a team of Engineers and industrial staff to deliver complex commissioning activities on some of the most advanced machines on the planet.

What you’ll do:

• Leading a team to inspect, test, and commission submarine systems, ensuring safety and performance.
• Designing and authorising safe isolations for intrusive work on submarine systems.
• Researching and approving technical documentation to support commissioning activities.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, engineering quality, and nuclear standards.
• Providing leadership, mentoring, and line management to Commissioning Engineers.

What you’ll need:

• Strong knowledge of commissioning principles and isolation methodologies.
• Experience with submarine operations or maintenance.
• Extensive background in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Constructive/Naval Architecture).
• Proficiency in interpreting technical system drawings and documentation.
• Excellent planning, organisation, and time management skills.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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: 08/12/2025