Job Title: Safety Health and Environmental Protection Assistant
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: Up to £34, Depending on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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 Safety Health and Environmental Protection Assistant at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Safety Health and Environmental Protection Assistant, you’ll provide essential support to the Safety, Health and Environment function, helping ensure that operations across Devonport Royal Dockyard meet legal, regulatory and organisational requirements.
Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with advisors, managers and operational teams, supporting monitoring, reporting and assurance activities that directly influence safety performance and environmental compliance. Your contribution will help reduce risk, support continuous improvement and enable safe delivery across defence operations — while developing valuable experience for future progression.
1. Supporting safety, health and environmental activities, including inspections, monitoring and data collection
2. Maintaining records and registers, ensuring documentation remains accurate and up to date
3. Assisting with incident reporting and investigations, helping identify trends and improvement actions
4. Producing reports and basic management information, supporting audits and assurance activities
5. Engaging with operational teams and stakeholders, promoting safe and environmentally responsible working
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Safety Health and Environmental Protection Assistant
6. Experience working in a safety, environmental or compliance‑focused role, or a regulated environment
7. Ability to follow procedures and maintain accurate records
8. Strong attention to detail with a methodical approach to tasks
9. Confidence communicating with colleagues at different levels
10. Basic IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office
Qualifications for the Safety Health and Environmental Protection Assistant
11. A‑Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualification, or suitable relevant experience
12. GCSEs in Maths and English, Grade C or equivalent
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 Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, 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.
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