Senior Commissioning Engineer
Overview
Location: Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL. Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid. Compensation: £46,000 to £58,000 based on experience. Role Type: Full time / Permanent. Role ID: SF 66813.
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 Commissioning Engineer at our Faslane, Clyde site.
As a Senior Commissioning Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. As the Ministry of Defence’s commercial partner at HMNB Clyde, Babcock provides specialist engineering support services, including the management of infrastructure and nuclear facilities. We also deliver operational maintenance, upgrades, and repairs to support Royal Navy vessels, including the Vanguard and Astute-Class nuclear submarines.
Responsibilities
Day-to-day, this is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team where your skills and experience will make an impact. Responsibilities include:
* Motivating, mentoring and coaching team members and providing line managerial support.
* Supervising Test Engineers in conducting Submarine Commissioning, Testing and Calibration activities in accordance with the Clyde Safety Management Arrangements
* Liaison with Joint Planning Teams to ensure work is planned and resourced effectively.
* Support implementation of the Company Safety, Quality and Environmental policies in the Commissioning Group area of the business, ensuring that risks assessments are carried out for safe working practices and attitudes.
* Support the writing of Test Forms/procedures with the Test Engineers.
* Maximising the utilisation and the efficiency of the Test Engineers.
This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at Faslane, Clyde. Hybrid working is available.
Essential experience
* You must have experience leading and training test teams.
* It is desirable for you to have experience working on Combat Systems.
Qualifications
* You must have an Electrical Qualification.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be 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
* 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
Company
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.
Diversity & Inclusion
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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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
Closing Date: 15/09/2025
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