Job Title: Infrastructure Maintenance Legionella Manager
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £59, - £76,
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Lead the Future of Safety and Asset Reliability at Clyde
About Us
At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Infrastructure Maintenance Legionella Manager at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
The role
As an Infrastructure Maintenance Legionella Manager, you’ll take a pivotal leadership role in safeguarding critical defence infrastructure by ensuring the effective delivery of Legionella management across the Clyde estate. This is an opportunity to shape the reliability, safety and performance of essential assets that support national security. You’ll guide a team of specialists and engineers, influence long‑term asset strategies, and contribute to a mission that genuinely matters.
This role offers a platform for significant professional growth — from developing your leadership capability to deepening your expertise in asset management within one of the UK’s most complex engineering environments.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
1. Lead and develop a team of Team Coaches, Specialists and Engineers delivering Legionella safety across the Clyde estate.
2. Oversee all Legionella management activities within your allocated area (e.g., Faslane or Coulport).
3. Collaborate with cross‑functional departments to implement and enhance the Asset Management Strategy.
4. Ensure work is effectively programmed to prevent asset failure and maintain operational readiness.
5. Provide coaching, guidance and support to ensure business objectives and customer expectations are met.
You’ll be working full-time, Monday to Thursday, 36 hours per week, based on site at our HMNB Clyde site.
Essential experience of the Infrastructure Maintenance Legionella Manager:
6. Extensive experience in Legionella management.
7. Knowledge of engineering standards, including SFG20 for Planned Preventive Maintenance.
8. Understanding of asset management practices and standards such as ISO .
9. Experience working with Safe Systems of Work and relevant Health, Safety & Environment legislation.
10. Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills across multiple organisations (e.g., Royal Navy, Royal Marines, MOD, Babcock).
Qualifications for the Infrastructure Maintenance Legionella Manager:
11. Relevant engineering or water safety qualifications (as per Legionella management requirements).
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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