Head of Engineering

Location: Glasgow, GB, G72 0LH
Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid
Job Title: Head of Engineering
Location: Hamilton, UK + Travels + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF61395

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 Head of Engineering at our Babcock Rail Systems site in Hamilton.

The role
Join our Rail Systems Management Team as the Head of Engineering and lead a multi-disciplined engineering function to successfully deliver all projects. You will develop and provide engineering solutions, ensuring compliance with industry and company standards. Your role will be pivotal in providing the necessary engineering resources to meet company and client expectations. You will monitor and audit engineering performance to ensure adherence to specifications, procedures, and standards, continuously improving our engineering solutions to maintain a competitive edge and deliver exceptional results for our customers. You will also support Babcock in the pursuit of Engineering Excellence and manage compliance with Translink Standards, ensuring the competency of our staff. Day to day you'll lead, manage, and direct the engineering and testing functions across Rail Systems operations, including design and delivery, and collaborate with the Programme Planning Manager UK to support future business strategy through data analysis and resource forecasting.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Rail Systems bidding programme by providing engineering plans, strategies for future work, and customer engagement.
• Develop and implement resource strategies, including supply-chain management, to optimize engineering and testing resource plans.
• Drive continuous improvement in the Engineering function concerning sustainability and social value.
• Propose and implement new ways of working within our systems and processes to benefit the business and customers.
• Ensure engineering compliance with legal requirements.
• Liaise with designers and construction teams to optimize specifications and programmes, regularly reviewing performance against established norms.
• Create development plans for individuals in the engineering function to advance relevant knowledge, skills, and behaviors.
• Support Project Managers in maintaining effective client relationships and respond urgently to client concerns regarding design and engineering quality.

This role is full time 35 hours per week and requires regular travel to Hamilton OR Belfast on a weekly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential experience:

• Strong background in railway operations.
• Successful record in project and engineering management.
• Fully conversant with railway structure and associated safety matters.
• In-depth knowledge of utilities, construction, and contracting.

Qualifications:

• Educated to Degree Level.
• Professionally qualified in an appropriate discipline.
• Chartered Engineer or on a demonstrable path to achieving this status.

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:

• 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 the majority of 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: 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 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.