Job Title: Safety Case Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72735
Shape the Future of Nuclear Safety and National Defence
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 Case Manager at our Plymouth, Devon site.
The role
As a Safety Case Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll hold a pivotal position within nuclear safety governance. This is a senior, influential role where your expertise directly supports the organisation’s licence to operate and assures the highest standards of safety in a high‑hazard, defence‑critical environment.
You’ll work closely with senior leaders, regulators, and customers, shaping safety strategy, guiding compliance, and leading the development and assurance of nuclear safety cases. It’s an opportunity to apply deep technical knowledge, grow strategic leadership capability, and make a tangible contribution to national security — while developing your own career in one of the most complex and rewarding areas of engineering.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
* Lead the development, assurance, and delivery of nuclear safety cases to meet regulatory and organisational requirements
* Advise senior leaders, customers, and stakeholders on nuclear safety, site licence and authorisation compliance
* Engage with regulators, the Ministry of Defence, and other external bodies to support effective permissioning and regulatory interactions
* Manage safety strategies, documentation quality, resources, and budgets within your area of responsibility
* Develop people, capability, and competence within the safety engineering function
This is a full-time role, working on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd. Core working hours are 7.30am–3.30pm Monday to Thursday and 7.00am–12.00pm Friday. You will be working a minimum of two days onsite.
Essential experience
* Proven leadership experience within safety, engineering, or a regulated environment
* Strong knowledge of nuclear safety policy, principles, and methodologies
* Demonstrable experience leading the development of nuclear safety cases
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders
Qualifications
* Degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
* Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards chartership
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.
Benefits
* 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 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
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.
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