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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 Maintenance Support Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As aMaintenance Support Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join a vital team supporting the UK’s nuclear submarine programme, where you'll play a key role in the day-to-day delivery of maintenance, upgrades, and facility repairs. This is an opportunity to contribute to essential defence infrastructure, working in a fast-paced environment that values precision, collaboration, and commitment to excellence.
Day-to-day, you’ll support the full Maintenance Planning Cycle to deliver safe, efficient, and timely maintenance, upgrades, and repairs across nuclear facilities coordinating plans, resolving issues, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring compliance to maintain operational readiness.
* Coordinate readiness activities to enable planned, corrective, and reactive maintenance across nuclear facilities
* Collaborate with Planning Engineers to schedule and deliver safe, efficient maintenance
* Support and lead unplanned maintenance and repairs, ensuring timely resolution of emerging issues
* Manage readiness for asset movement across site, including mobile and portable equipment
* Draft scopes of work for external contracts and serve as a Technical Representative for on-site maintenance delivery
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based onsite at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Maintenance Support Engineer
* Relevant experience in the Engineering industry, with a preference for Operations, Maintenance, or Nuclear environments
* Understanding of Dockside Services and Facilities operations
* Proficient in using Project Management tools across the full Project Lifecycle
* Skilled in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Visio
Qualifications for the Maintenance Support Engineer
* Minimum Level 3 in Engineering Field or equivalent technical experience (evidence to be provided)
* APM Project Fundamentals - Desirable
* H&S Management of Sub-Contractors - Desirable
* IOSH Managing Safely - Desirable
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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
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.
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