Submarine Maintenance Planner – Through-Life Optimisation

weServed; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension & life assurance

Digital GP

Annual health check

DigiCare+ access

Employee share scheme

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave

Be Kind Day

Flexible working

Dynamic environment

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Submarine Maintenance Planning Engineer in Bristol with hybrid working arrangements. The role focuses on through-life maintenance planning for the Royal Navy's submarine fleet, delivering engineering solutions with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.

The position requires SC clearance and an NNPP I/NNPI framework background. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, effective decision-making under pressure, and collaboration across defence sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineering role with maintenance, asset management or defect rectification.
• Understanding of complex engineering systems and through-life support principles.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage a range of stakeholders.
• Experience identifying and implementing improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of submarine systems would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance planning and optimisation activities across submarine programmes
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts, the Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence and industry partners to deliver engineering solutions
• Manage maintenance requirements and balancing operational priorities against programme demands
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and driving enhancements to maintenance processes
• Contribute to the delivery of safe, effective and available submarine capability for the UK defence community

Skills

Engineering experience

Through-life support

Communication skills

Process optimization

Submarine knowledge

Education

HND engineering

IEng

Job description

Babcock is seeking a Submarine Maintenance Planning Engineer in Bristol with hybrid working arrangements. The role focuses on through-life maintenance planning for the Royal Navy's submarine fleet, delivering engineering solutions with a wide network of partners and stakeholders.

The position requires SC clearance and an NNPP I/NNPI framework background. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, effective decision-making under pressure, and collaboration across defence sectors.