Job Title: Safety Case Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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, you’ll be required to:
1. Lead the development, assurance, and delivery of nuclear safety cases to meet regulatory and organisational requirements
2. Advise senior leaders, customers, and stakeholders on nuclear safety, site licence and authorisation compliance
3. Engage with regulators, the Ministry of Defence, and other external bodies to support effective permissioning and regulatory interactions
4. Manage safety strategies, documentation quality, resources, and budgets within your area of responsibility
5. 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 of the Safety Case Manager:
6. Proven leadership experience within safety, engineering, or a regulated environment
7. Strong knowledge of nuclear safety policy, principles, and methodologies
8. Demonstrable experience leading the development of nuclear safety cases
9. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders
Qualifications for the Safety Case Manager:
10. Degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
11. 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 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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