Career Opportunities: Senior Design and Safety Case Engineer (57891)

Job Title:              Senior Design and Safety Case Engineer
Location:              Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    £49,943 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF57891

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 Senior Design and Safety Case Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Senior Design and Safety Case Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Devonport facilities are being developed to enable both the refit of active submarines as well as the defuel of the UK’s retired submarine fleet, and the associated infrastructure. 

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for the governance and oversight of nuclear safety case(s) across one of seven plant management groups. 

• You will be leading part of the team who are responsible for implementing the nuclear safety case requirements, including documents such as design reviews, change requests, concessions, hold points, and administrative control documents. 
• Authorising safe engineering works, including handover and acceptance of assets into service. 
• You will be part of the team who are responsible for oversight and management of control of work, site operations, plant maintenance and routine facility demands.
• Supporting projects designing and installing new engineering and infrastructure
• Liaising with operational teams undertaking health and safety walk downs, as well as dealing with defects with the facility or supporting equipment.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Senior Design and Safety Case Engineer

• Experience within high-hazardous industries (ideally Nuclear facility industry, RAD-Waste, hazardous waste etc. but oil and gas or other hazardous experience will be considered.) – (rail/gas/construction/lifting/chemicals) – Senior Engineer
• Experience of implementing risk assessments or safety cases.
• Experience of managing work, change management and demonstrable problem solving.
• Experience in team and/or stakeholder management, including direct reports and graduate engineers. 

Qualifications for the Senior Design and Safety Case Engineer

• Level 6 STEM degree. Level 5 with significant relevant experience will be considered. 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

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.

Closing date: 17/10/2024

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