Senior Health Physicist – Rosyth, Fife
Compensation: £45,284 - £52,872 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF73771
Shape the future of nuclear safety and make a real‑world impact. 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 Health Physicist at our Rosyth site.
The role
As a Senior Health Physicist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll take on a pivotal role ensuring the highest standards of radiological safety across complex nuclear‑related projects. You’ll work at the forefront of defence, engineering and infrastructure, helping to protect people, environments and critical assets.
Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:
* Providing expert advice on radiological safety across nuclear‑related projects
* Identifying hazards and carrying out consequence assessments for new and existing designs
* Developing and embedding radiation protection measures into facilities and operations
* Supporting project teams with specialist knowledge of shielding, containment and monitoring systems
* Influencing stakeholders to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and safety standards
This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at Rosyth.
Essential Experience
* Demonstrable experience in a similar role or transferable expertise in radiological safety
* Applying strong analytical skills to complex technical challenges
* Communicating clearly and effectively with a range of stakeholders
* Building relationships and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams
* Delivering critical messages with confidence in challenging environments
Qualifications
* Degree in a science‑based discipline
* Accredited Radiation Protection Advisor is desirable
* Postgraduate qualification in a relevant subject is desirable
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
* 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 – allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or 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
About Babcock
We’re Babcock – a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 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 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
28/05/2026
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