Reliability Engineer (EnACT) KBS Maritime KBS Maritime

Job Title: Reliability Engineer (EnACT)

Location: HM Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNBP)

Service Area: Asset Management, EnACT

Hours of Work: 37 Per week

Salary: £58,000 - £65,000

As a key member of the Engineering, Assurance and Compliance Team (EnACT), the Reliability Engineer will play a critical role in delivering technical governance and assurance across systems and equipment at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. This position ensures that all infrastructure operates safely, consistently, and with optimal reliability, while remaining fully compliant with relevant legislative and regulatory standards.

With a strong background in reliability or systems engineering and qualifications to HNC level or higher, you'll bring proven experience and a commitment to delivering high-quality engineering solutions within a complex maritime environment. Your expertise will support the performance and resilience of critical assets, helping to minimise downtime and extend operational life across a wide range of infrastructure systems.

You'll take ownership of technical challenges, oversee the reliability aspects of asset acceptance and commissioning in infrastructure projects, and ensure alignment with design intent and operational requirements. Furthermore, your responsibilities will include developing and managing reliability centred maintenance strategies, supporting strategic infrastructure planning, and contributing to business improvement initiatives.

Your work will be instrumental in identifying failure modes, analysing asset performance data, and implementing preventative measures to enhance system dependability. By embedding reliability principles into asset management and engineering practices, you'll help ensure the long term sustainability and operational readiness of Portsmouth Naval Base.

Ideally, you'll be a qualified reliability engineer with at least five years' experience in the discipline, holding professional membership with a recognised technical body and actively working towards IEng accreditation or equivalent. Your background will include health and safety training such as IOSH Managing Safely, CITB SMSTS, CSCS or similar, equipping you to operate confidently within a regulated and safety critical environment.

We're looking for someone who can maintain a systems level perspective while also understanding the detail behind asset performance, failure modes, and investigative rationale. You'll have a strong grasp of statutory and regulatory compliance within maritime and built infrastructure settings and be capable of safely meeting operational demands across all areas of Portsmouth Naval Base. A working knowledge of reliability principles applied to an industrial setting is highly beneficial, alongside solid expertise in root cause analysis, condition monitoring, and reliability centred maintenance strategies.

With a clear view of the broader work, you'll be able to translate strategic objectives into meaningful action, inspiring those around you through your leadership and example. You'll approach decisions with confidence and care, taking full ownership of your responsibilities and backed by a strong foundation in mechanical engineering, you'll work alongside colleagues to tackle complex technical challenges, fostering a collaborative, solution driven culture.

Your natural ability to communicate and influence will be key, building open channels, listening actively, exchanging feedback, and negotiating with clarity and purpose. In customer facing situations, you'll be able to evidence positive engagement with stakeholders with professionalism and authenticity, representing the organisation with integrity. Most importantly, you'll embody the company's values in everything you do, weaving them into your daily work and interactions.

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to our internal benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Group income protection
• Flexible parental benefits (if applicable)
• Access to our Internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.
• Continued professional career development
• Kudos reward opportunities (internal achievements scheme)
• Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services
• 50% off entry into the Historic Dockyard

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At KBS Maritime, we're not just another company - we're an exciting and dynamic joint venture between industry leaders BAE Systems and KBR. Our team is dedicated to providing Asset Management, Infrastructure Management, Energy Solutions and Alongside Services at His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP), the beating heart of the Royal Navy.

With almost two-thirds of the Royal Navy's surface ships stationed at HMNBP, working with KBS Maritime means being at the forefront of innovation and progress. We operate in a unique and fascinating environment, with a mix of historic dockyards and cutting edge infrastructure that's unlike any other.

By delivering state of the art solutions to the Royal Navy, KBS Maritime offers the chance to work on projects that make a real difference to the safety, security, and sustainability of the UK's National Defence and Security. But it's not just about the work - at KBS Maritime, we believe in the value of our people. We have the ethos of a small business, which means we value and empower our team members to succeed.