Waterfront Daywork Jetty Manager

Babcock International; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor near Helensburgh is seeking a Waterfront Daywork Jetty Manager. This full-time role involves coordinating berthing operations for advanced vessels and implementing safety policies. You should have experience with waterfront facilities and nuclear safety. The position offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Volunteer day off

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of safety policies and procedures.
• Proven experience in managing operations for vessels.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and control activities on the jetties safely.
• Manage berthing operations for nuclear-powered warships.

Skills

Knowledge of Waterfront Facilities Systems and Equipment

Experience with Asset and Maintenance Management Systems

Understanding of Nuclear Safety and Safety Cases

Familiarity with Waterfront Procedures

Awareness of COSHH regulations

Education

Relevant technical, engineering or maritime qualifications

Job description

Job Title: Waterfront Daywork Jetty Manager

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute

Compensation: GG7 – Up to £52,230.00

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Shape the Future of Naval Operations

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Waterfront Daywork Jetty Manager at Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As a Waterfront Daywork Jetty Manager, you’ll be at the heart of operations that support the Royal Navy’s most advanced vessels. You’ll coordinate, control and de-conflict all activities on the jetties, ensuring they’re carried out safely and efficiently. This is a dynamic and high-impact role where your decisions directly contribute to national defence and nuclear safety.

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

• Managing berthing operations for nuclear-powered warships, surface vessels and other units
• Supporting the Waterfront Operations Manager to optimise resource utilisation
• Ensuring all tasks meet cost, time and quality standards
• Driving improvements in systems and processes to boost safety and productivity
• Implementing safety, quality and environmental policies across the Waterfront Team

This is a full-time, permanent position based on-site at Clyde, working 42 hours per week. Shift patterns and on-call arrangements are part of the role.

Essential experience and qualifications:

• Knowledge of Waterfront Facilities Systems and Equipment
• Experience with Asset and Maintenance Management Systems
• Understanding of Nuclear Safety and Safety Cases
• Familiarity with Waterfront Procedures
• Awareness of COSHH regulations

Candidates with relevant technical, engineering or maritime qualifications are encouraged to apply.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.

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
• ‘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

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 are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Babcock is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.