Babcock International

Babcock International is seeking a Senior Naval Architect to join the Bristol Technology Centre, delivering through-life maintenance and structural optimisation for the Royal Navy's submarine fleet. This 35-hour week role follows hybrid working arrangements, with at least 2 days onsite and strong national-security alignment. The successful candidate will coordinate across MoD and industry partners, drive improvements, and progress toward Chartered Engineer status, leveraging extensive

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer Location: Plymouth, Devon Compensation: £44,600 - £64,200 Depending on Experience + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF74417 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 Mechanical Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site. The role As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll work on complex engineering challenges, lead multidisciplinary design packages, and help deliver innovative solutions that are essential to national security. If you're looking to make a tangible impact while advancing your engineering career, this role offers the scale, responsibility and variety to help you thrive. Day-to-day, you'll provide technical leadership across complex mechanical handling and infrastructure projects, taking ownership of critical engineering work packages from concept through to delivery. Working within a highly regulated environment, you'll drive safe, high-quality and cost-effective engineering solutions while mentoring engineers and collaborating with stakeholders across multiple disciplines. Leading the delivery of multidisciplinary mechanical handling and dockside engineering design packages. Managing technical requirements, risks, interfaces and engineering deliverables throughout the project lifecycle. Reviewing and verifying calculations, drawings, specifications and technical documentation to ensure fitness for purpose. Driving design reviews, optioneering activities and engineering best practice to achieve safe and effective solutions. Mentoring engineers and coordinating suppliers, stakeholders and project teams to achieve successful project outcomes. This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with a minimum of 3 days onsite. Essential experience of the Senior Mechanical Engineer Experience leading complex engineering projects involving cranes, mechanical handling systems and mechanical and electrical infrastructure. Experience managing crane safety, protection systems and integration with existing assets and controls. Experience delivering mechanical and electrical integration activities across multidisciplinary engineering projects. Experience working within highly regulated industries such as defence, nuclear, marine, infrastructure or heavy engineering. Experience leading design reviews, technical assurance activities and engineering delivery through the full project lifecycle. Qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Engineer Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline. Chartered Engineer status is desirable. Membership of a relevant professional engineering institution is advantageous. Alternatively, significant demonstrable engineering experience with the capability to achieve Chartered Engineer registration. 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 () . 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. 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 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 email 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: 23/09/2026

Job Title: Senior Naval Architect Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: £44,600 - £55,800 Depending on Experience + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF75584 Help Shape the Future of the UK's Submarine Fleet and Make a Real Impact on National Security 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 Naval Architectat our Stoke Gifford, Bristol site. The role As a Senior Naval Architect, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll have the opportunity to influence the long-term safety, capability and availability of the Royal Navy's submarine fleet. Working within our Nuclear business, you'll support through-life maintenance management and optimisation activities, ensuring complex engineering requirements are effectively planned and delivered throughout the lifecycle of critical defence assets. This is a rewarding role where your expertise will contribute directly to national security while offering the chance to collaborate with industry-leading engineers, the Ministry of Defence, the Royal Navy and key industry partners. Day-to-day, you'll be required to Manage structural maintenance requirements throughout the lifecycle of submarine platforms. Support through-life asset management, maintenance planning and engineering optimisation activities. Collaborate with stakeholders across Babcock, the Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence and industry partners. Assess structural engineering requirements, surveillance activities and defect rectification programmes. Drive continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with engineering policies and standards. This role is based at Bristol Technology Centre and is a 35-hour working week. Flexible working arrangements are available. You will be working at least 2 days a week onsite. Essential experience of the Senior Naval Architect Experience as a Naval Architect with knowledge of platform maintenance, structural surveillance and/or defect rectification. Strong understanding of structural engineering principles within complex engineering environments. Ability to build effective relationships and manage a diverse range of stakeholders. Strong communication and presentation skills. Experience identifying and implementing engineering or process improvement initiatives Qualifications for the Senior Naval Architect Degree qualified in Naval Architecture or a related engineering discipline with significant structural engineering experience. Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status with a demonstrable plan to achieve Chartered Engineer (CEng) status 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 () . 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. 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 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 email 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: 23/09/2026

Babcock, at the Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead mechanical handling and dockside design packages and to deliver high-stakes infrastructure projects. You will provide technical leadership across teams, own work packages from concept through delivery, and ensure safe, compliant solutions in a highly regulated environment. Hybrid working with 3 onsite days is available.

Cavendish Nuclear is seeking a Senior Safety Case Engineer to join the Business Winning team across Warrington, Preston, Leicester, Newbury, or Bristol, with hybrid working. You will bring deep safety-case knowledge to early project development, lead safety-case contributions to major bids, and shape verification plans. The role requires a degree in science or engineering, experience in regulated environments, and ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

As a Senior Safety Case Engineer within our Business Winning, you'll bring your deep safety case knowledge to the early phases of project development. This is a full-time role based at one of our main sites: Warrington (Cheshire), Preston (Lancashire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Newbury (Berkshire), or Bristol with travel to other Cavendish Nuclear and customer locations as required. Hybrid working arrangements are available. Day-to-day you'll be required to: Lead safety-case contributions to major bids. Develop safety case scopes, schedules, and verification plans. Produce and review safety case documentation and technical reports. Support hazard identification and risk assessment processes. Promote collaboration and continuous improvement. Essential experience for the Senior Safety Case Engineer: Proven experience within a highly regulated environment. Experience contributing to safety case documentation. Understanding of ALARP principles and ONR Safety Assessment Principles. Ability to prepare technical analyses and safety submissions. Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams. Qualifications of the Senior Safety Case Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a relevant science or engineering discipline. 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. At Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Safety Case Engineer within our Business Winning team at one of our main sites: Warrington (Cheshire), Preston (Lancashire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Newbury (Berkshire), or Bristol. As part of our Business Winning team, you'll play a central role in developing the safety case solutions that help us secure the major clean-energy, nuclear-defence and decommissioning programmes that support the UK's long-term resilience. You'll shape innovative approaches, influence high-value bids, and guide technical excellence from the earliest stages of project development. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - 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 receive 10-days special paid leave Holiday Trading scheme 'Be Kind Day' volunteering leave Flexible working options A dynamic working environment Cavendish Nuclear We're Cavendish Nuclear - a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we're shaping a future that lasts - not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Job Title: Project Manager Location: Belfast, County Antrim + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: Competitive + Benefits + Car Allowance Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF75946 Deliver Critical Rail Infrastructure Projects That Keep Communities Moving At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Project Manager at Custom House, near Belfast, County Antrim. The role As a Project Manager, you'll be responsible for leading the successful delivery of complex projects from initiation through to completion. You'll oversee programme performance, manage project resources and budgets, and work closely with customers and stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes. Day-to-day you'll be required to: Manage multidisciplinary projects to ensure delivery is safe, efficient, on schedule and within budget. Coordinate project teams, suppliers and stakeholders to achieve project objectives and milestones. Monitor project performance, risks and financial forecasts, implementing corrective actions where required. Maintain strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental and governance requirements. The role is based onsite at Custom House, Belfast, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home. Essential experience of the Project Manager: Proven experience delivering projects within the construction, infrastructure, engineering or rail sectors. Strong project management experience, including managing budgets, schedules, resources and project risks. Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating internal and external stakeholders. Demonstrable ability to successfully deliver projects safely, on time and within budget. Rail industry experience or rail systems engineering knowledge would be advantageous but is not essential. Qualifications for the Project Manager: Qualification in a relevant Engineering, Construction, Project Management or related discipline. NEC4 Project Manager Accreditation. Security Clearance 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 () . 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 email 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: 23/09/2026

As a Principal Process Engineer, you will provide process engineering leadership across complex bids and early-stage project definition within our Business Winning team This is a full-time role based at one of our main sites: Warrington (Cheshire), Preston (Lancashire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Newbury (Berkshire), or Bristol with travel to other Cavendish Nuclear and customer locations as required. Hybrid working arrangements are available. Day-to-day you'll be required to: Lead the process engineering elements of bids. Develop and deliver engineering scope, schedules and resource plans. Ensure technical integrity, compliance, and quality. Produce and review technical reports and verification plans. Promote engineering best practice and mentor others. Significant demonstrable experience in a relevant engineering discipline. Chartered Engineer status or working towards it. Experience managing teams delivering technical activities. Ability to interface with multiple disciplines and stakeholders. Strong communication and influencing skills., Engineering degree (or equivalent) with significant experience. 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. At Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Process Engineer within our Business Winning team at one of our main sites: Warrington (Cheshire), Preston (Lancashire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Newbury (Berkshire), or Bristol. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - 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 receive 10-days special paid leave Holiday Trading scheme 'Be Kind Day' volunteering leave Flexible working options A dynamic working environment Cavendish We're Cavendish Nuclear - a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we're shaping a future that lasts - not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Cavendish Nuclear is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to provide leadership across bids and early-stage project definition within the Business Winning team. Hybrid working arrangements are available at our UK sites, including Warrington, with travel as required. You will lead process engineering elements of bids, develop scopes and resource plans, ensure quality and compliance, produce technical reports, and mentor others while interfacing with multiple disciplines.