Senior Safety Engineer

Babcock International; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Babcock Mission Critical Services is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to ensure the Royal Navy's safe operations at their Devonport site. This full-time role focuses on nuclear safety within one of the largest naval bases in Western Europe, offering hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Digital GP access and health check services

Employee share scheme

Reservists receive special paid leave

Holiday trading for additional leave

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in an Engineering or Science discipline.
• Experience in safety engineering or design.
• Knowledge of submarines advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist knowledge on Nuclear and Radiological safety.
• Support safety case development for the 9 Dock Design & Safety team.
• Advise on safety analysis underpinning DRDL safety cases.

Skills

Safety engineering

Nuclear safety knowledge

Radiological safety

Education

Degree in Engineering or Science

Job description

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Senior Safety Engineer

Location:

Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Senior Safety Engineer
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £51,941 - £58,105 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF65007

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 Safety Engineer at our Devonport site.

The role

As a Senior Safety Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be helping to ensure the Royal Navy can operate safely by supporting the safety of nuclear and radiological facilities at one of the largest naval bases in Western Europe.

Day-to-day, you’ll:

• Provide specialist knowledge and support concerning Nuclear and Radiological safety
• Support the 9 Dock Design & Safety engineering team with safety case development
• Develop and maintain understanding of submarine systems and reactor plant performance
• Advise on safety analysis underpinning DRDL safety cases
• Contribute to the transformation and sustainability of Devonport Dockyard

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior Safety Engineer

• Experience in safety engineering or design
• Knowledge of submarines would be advantageous
• Experience within nuclear would be advantageous

Qualifications for the Senior Safety Engineer

• Educated to degree level in an Engineering or Science discipline
• Chartered or working towards chartership

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 atUnited Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

What we offer

• 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 [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.

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