Safety Engineer
Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG
Role Type: Full time / Permanent or Fixed Term Contract
Role ID: SF73832
As a Safety Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be instrumental in supporting the safety of nuclear and radiological facilities that enable the Royal Navy to operate safely and effectively. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on national defence while advancing your career in a dynamic and purpose‑driven environment.
What you’ll do:
* Providing expert advice on nuclear and radiological safety
* Supporting safety case development for the 9 Dock Design and Safety Engineering team
* Advising on safety analysis underpinning Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (DRDL) safety cases
* Contributing to the transformation and sustainability of Devonport Dockyard
* Building and maintaining knowledge of submarine systems and reactor plant performance
What you’ll need:
* Degree in Engineering or Science discipline
* Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership
* Experience in safety engineering or design
* Demonstrated leadership skills
* Knowledge of submarine systems (advantageous)
* Experience within the nuclear sector (advantageous)
* A drive to own and shape your career development journey
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
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 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
Our Commitment
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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