Submarine Design & Safety Deputy Lead - Devonport

weServed; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP & health checks

Professional Fees paid

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock in Plymouth, Devon invites applications for Deputy Design and Safety Manager at Devonport Royal Dockyard. You will lead engineering activities, provide technical governance and safety assurance for submarine maintenance programmes, working with the Design Authority and cross-functional teams.

You will influence safe delivery of high‑integrity engineering outputs, engage stakeholders at all levels, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of engineering teams and stakeholder engagement at all levels.
• Experience with nuclear engineering principles and high-integrity engineering outputs.
• Strong understanding of submarine infrastructure, facilities, and operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering activities to support safe operation of submarine maintenance infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership and assurance across design, safety, and engineering programmes.
• Support the Design Authority team in delivering high-integrity engineering solutions and safety outcomes.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations and project stakeholders to enable programme delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory, safety and quality compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Engineering governance

Safety management

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Babcock in Plymouth, Devon invites applications for Deputy Design and Safety Manager at Devonport Royal Dockyard. You will lead engineering activities, provide technical governance and safety assurance for submarine maintenance programmes, working with the Design Authority and cross-functional teams.

You will influence safe delivery of high‑integrity engineering outputs, engage stakeholders at all levels, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance.