Technical Author

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in Plymouth is seeking a Technical Author to produce detailed nuclear control documentation for submarine maintenance. You'll play a crucial role in national security, collaborating with various teams and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have a strong technical background, excellent documentation skills, and be able to achieve Security Check clearance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading program

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience in technical authoring is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of nuclear control documentation.

Responsibilities

• Draft nuclear documentation that meets safety standards.
• Attend FHPAG meetings to support refinement of documentation.
• Perform quality checks on documentation.

Skills

Strong understanding of plant processes and technical documentation

Ability to assess maintenance data and track progress

Experience in technical authoring

Background in submarine or civil nuclear environments

Education

Level 3 qualification in an engineering discipline

STEM qualifications

Job description

Job Title: Technical Author

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £38,084.00 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67787

Shape the future of nuclear safety and innovation

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Technical Author at Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon.

The role

As a Technical Author, you’ll be at the heart of one of the UK’s most critical defence operations. You’ll help shape the future of nuclear submarine maintenance by producing detailed nuclear control documentation that guides fuel handling, defueling and decommissioning processes. Your work will directly contribute to national security and the safe operation of nuclear assets, while offering you a unique opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic and highly specialised environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll support in the production in detailed nuclear control documentation to be utilised by various teams on site.

• Drafting nuclear documentation that meets strict safety and legislative standards
• Attending Fuel Handling Procedure Authorisation Group (FHPAG) meetings to support and refine documentation
• Performing quality checks on your own and peers’ documentation
• Supporting the development of fuel handling sequence logic
• Collaborating with Production and Project teams across the site

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

Essential experience of the Technical Author:

• Strong understanding of plant processes and technical documentation
• Ability to assess maintenance data and track progress
• Experience in technical authoring (advantageous)
• Background in submarine or civil nuclear environments (advantageous)

Qualifications for the Technical Author:

• Level 3 qualification in an engineering discipline or significant relevant experience
• STEM qualifications considered – electrical discipline beneficial but not essential

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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 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 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
• 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.

Closing date: 08/10/2025

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