Senior Specialist Mechanical

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense engineering firm in Scotland is seeking a Senior Specialist Mechanical to lead a team of engineers at Clyde Faslane. This role involves maintaining critical mechanical systems for the Royal Navy, ensuring safety and operational excellence. Candidates should have proven leadership skills, knowledge of high-pressure air systems, and relevant engineering qualifications. The position offers a full-time contract with excellent benefits, including a pension plan and opportunities for development.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10 days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading options

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities.
• Knowledge of high‑pressure air systems.
• Experience with hyperbaric and diving systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a diverse team of engineers to deliver operational capability.
• Drive the implementation of safety, quality, and environmental policies.
• Ensure risk assessments are completed and safe working practices are maintained.
• Oversee deployment and maintenance of high-pressure air, hyperbaric, and diving systems.
• Maintain accurate records of team activities, including overtime and absences.

Skills

Leadership skills

Problem-solving abilities

Knowledge of high-pressure air systems

Experience with hyperbaric and diving systems

Education

Recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent

HNC in Engineering or equivalent

Nuclear Submarine Quality Assurance Course

Job description

Senior Specialist Mechanical

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Job Title: Senior Specialist Mechanical

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70545

Shape the Future of Defence 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 Senior Specialist Mechanical at Clyde Faslane, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As a Senior Specialist Mechanical, you’ll lead and manage a team of engineers responsible for maintaining and deploying critical mechanical systems that support the Royal Navy’s submarine capability. This is a role where your expertise will directly contribute to national security and operational excellence, while offering you the chance to grow your leadership skills and technical knowledge in a dynamic environment.

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

• Leading and managing a diverse team of engineers to deliver operational capability.
• Driving the implementation of safety, quality, and environmental policies.
• Ensuring risk assessments are completed and safe working practices are maintained.
• Overseeing the deployment and maintenance of high‑pressure air, hyperbaric, and diving systems.
• Maintaining accurate records of team activities, including overtime and absences.

This is a full‑time role (36 hours per week, Monday–Thursday (07:15–16:45)), and is based onsite at Faslane.

Essential experience of the Senior Specialist Mechanical

• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities.
• Knowledge of high‑pressure air systems.
• Experience with hyperbaric and diving systems.

Qualifications for the Senior Specialist Mechanical

• Recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent.
• HNC in Engineering or equivalent.
• Nuclear Submarine Quality Assurance Course.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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

• 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 allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their 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.

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