Job Title: Commissioning Engineer Mechanical
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £38,556 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59381
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 Commissioning Engineer Mechanical at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
The role
As a Commissioning Engineer Mechanical, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This role is vital to ensure the functionality and safety of submarine systems, providing assurance to the MOD and Royal Navy. This role offers unique experience into engineering, submarine systems and associated commissioning requirements, with great opportunities for career development.
Day-to-day, you'll be part of a team that plans and delivers commissioning tasks onboard submarines, taking responsibility for ensuring the safe and functional operation of systems in support of submarine maintenance periods.
The team specialise in testing and fault-finding systems to prove their functionality. This role provides an exciting opportunity within the SSN Commissioning Group which forms part of the Submarine Business Unit.
This role requires key interfaces with the MOD customer, Royal Navy personnel and other Babcock personnel, such as Production and Project teams.
- Production of documentation to enable commissioning activities to be undertaken safely and in order to meet the desired outcome.
- Undertaking commissioning activities onboard submarines, such as installation checks, testing and setting to work of systems.
- Setting to work other staff in support of commissioning activities as part of a Safe System of Work.
- Identifying and mustering equipment in support of commissioning activities.
- Ensuring that submarine systems are fully functional in order to provide assurance to the customer.
This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.
Essential experience of the Commissioning Engineer Mechanical
- Engineering experience
- Experience of commissioning systems - Desirable
- Submarine systems experience - Desirable
Qualifications for the Commissioning Engineer Mechanical
- Level 3 in engineering discipline or equivalent with suitable experience
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.
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
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