Global engineering capability lead - processes

Dunfermline

Babcock International

Global engineering

Posted: 15 June

The role

Job Title: Global Engineering Capability Lead - Processes

Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

Shape How Engineering Works Across The World

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Global Engineering Capability Lead – Processes at any of our main UK locations including Warrington, Bristol, Devonport, Leicester, Rosyth.

The role

As a Global Engineering Capability Lead - Processes, you will take on a high-impact leadership role within our Group Engineering and Technology function. This is your opportunity to shape how engineering is delivered across Babcock globally defining, developing and embedding world-class processes that enable our teams to deliver complex programmes in defence, aerospace and engineering.

You will drive consistency, quality and innovation across a global engineering workforce, influencing how teams collaborate and deliver in highly regulated environments. This is a career-defining opportunity where your work will directly support national security, critical infrastructure, and future-focused engineering solutions.

Day-to-day, you will be responsible for:

Driving the development and implementation of global engineering processes across the organisation

Designing system architectures that integrate engineering with project management, quality, and supply chain functions

Creating and rolling out training programmes such as the Global Engineering Framework and Product Lifecycle processes

Embedding consistent, high-quality engineering standards across sectors and international operations

Engaging with senior stakeholders to influence change and deliver measurable improvements

This role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week and can be based at one of our main UK locations including Warrington, Bristol, Devonport, Leicester, Rosyth. Hybrid working arrangements are available.

Essential Experience of the Global Engineering Capability Lead - Processes:

Demonstrating experience delivering projects and business transformation in large, complex engineering organisations

Applying strong knowledge of engineering design lifecycle processes within regulated environments

Building and maintaining effective relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple levels

Using systems engineering principles to deliver robust engineering solutions

Communicating complex ideas clearly and effectively to diverse audiences

Qualifications for the Global Engineering Capability Lead - Processes:

Degree in engineering or equivalent qualification aligned to professional engineering standards

Eligibility for professional registration or membership (for example Chartered Engineer status)

Ongoing commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Additional training in engineering, technical or management disciplines (systems engineering preferred)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and 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.

We are a disability confident committed employer.

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