Senior Supply Chain Engineer

Nuclear Inst; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP and DigiCare+

Employee shopping portal

Professional Fees paid

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Engineer in Donnington, near Telford, to lead a specialist team ensuring the availability of military vehicle platforms. You will tackle obsolescence, review drawings and specs, and guide internal and external stakeholders on compliance.

The role is full-time, 37 hours per week, based on site, with security clearance requirements and a range of benefits. Applicants must be able to obtain SC clearance and pass security checks.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams within an engineering environment.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Experience applying engineering standards, procedures and specifications.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, materials and problem-solving techniques.
• Experience using engineering systems and data to support decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team delivering engineering and supply chain support activities.
• Manage obsolescence issues and solutions to maintain vehicle platform availability.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and standards to support procurement decisions.
• Provide technical guidance to internal stakeholders and external suppliers on requirements and compliance.
• Monitor performance, analyze data, and drive improvements against KPIs.

Skills

Team leadership

Engineering drawings

Engineering standards

Manufacturing knowledge

Data-driven decisions

Education

Engineering Level 3 qualification

Tools

Engineering systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Job Title: Senior Supply Chain Engineer

Location: Telford, Shropshire

Compensation: £40,319 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76220

Help Keep Critical Defence Capability Moving Forward

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 Supply Chain Engineer at our Donnington site near Telford, Shropshire.

The role

As aSenior Supply Chain Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll play a key role in supporting the availability and sustainability of military vehicles used across the defence sector. Working at the heart of engineering and supply chain operations, you'll lead a specialist team responsible for resolving obsolescence challenges, maintaining engineering compliance, and ensuring critical components remain available when they're needed most.

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

• Leading and developing a team responsible for delivering engineering and supply chain support activities.
• Managing obsolescence issues and identifying solutions that maintain the availability of military vehicle platforms.
• Reviewing engineering drawings, technical specifications and standards to support procurement and supply decisions.
• Providing technical guidance to internal stakeholders and external suppliers on engineering requirements and compliance.
• Monitoring operational performance, analysing data and driving improvements against agreed targets and key performance indicators.

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

Essential experience of the Senior Supply Chain Engineer

• Experience leading, managing and developing teams within an engineering environment.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Experience applying engineering standards, procedures and specifications.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, materials and technical problem-solving techniques.
• Experience using engineering systems, reporting tools and data to support decision-making.

Qualifications for the Senior Supply Chain Engineer

• Level 3 qualification in an Engineering discipline, such as an Intermediate Apprenticeship, Level 3 National Vocational Qualification, or equivalent workplace experience in an engineering environment.

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 29,000 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 [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: 14/10/2026