Job Title: Ship Electrical Discipline Lead
Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + 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 Ship Electrical Discipline Lead at our Rosyth site.
The role
As a Ship Electrical Discipline Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of one of the UK’s most exciting marine engineering programmes. You’ll shape the electrical strategy for shipbuilding projects, ensuring safe installation and commissioning of electrical systems. This is a dynamic leadership role where your decisions will directly impact the success of our naval programmes and contribute to national defence.
Day-to-day you’ll be:
1. Setting production strategies and targets to ensure timely and budget-aligned delivery of electrical work packages
2. Taking ownership of quality and schedule delivery across delegated work packages
3. Implementing performance indicators and control mechanisms to monitor progress
4. Forecasting and managing resource requirements in line with project plans
5. Leading and developing your team, including succession planning and talent management
This role is full time, 36 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Ship Electrical Discipline Lead
6. Recent experience in a similar environment, ideally within the marine sector
7. Background in electrical trade (advantageous)
8. Proficient in ERP systems such as IFS or SAP
9. Full lifecycle experience from manufacturing to commissioning
10. Strong understanding of project management, controls, and commercial terms
Qualifications for the Ship Electrical Discipline Lead
11. ONC in a relevant construction trade or engineering discipline
12. Professional qualification in electrical engineering or industrial electrical construction
13. Project Management qualifications (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 .
What we offer
14. Generous holiday allowance
15. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
16. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
17. Employee share scheme
18. Employee shopping savings portal
19. Payment of Professional Fees
20. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
21. 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.
22. ‘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
23. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.