Total 12 Manager level Engineering job vacancies in Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PG

We are recruiting a Mechanical Contracts Manager on behalf of a Plymouth based M&E contractor. The company specialise in commercial and industrial installations and maintenance across the Southwest. They have grown year on year and are now looking to expand their team with several new positions being created. This contractor works on

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Mechanical Contracts Manager will lead and manage multiple projects from inception to completion - overseeing site managers, sub contractors, and liaising with end clients to ensure successful delivery, on time and budget. This role will be working between site and their Plymouth office.

What you'll get in return:

• Competitive salary (as advertised)
• Private health insurance
• Company vehicle with fuel card
• Performance based bonus

If you are a Mechanical Contracts Manager looking for their next role, or a Projects manager looking for a step up in a new role and you live within a reasonable commute to Plymouth, please apply.

Job Title: Engineering Design Manager (Defuel)
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working
Compensation: £56,837 - £63,567 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54741

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Design Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As Engineering Design Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing part of the business undergoing significant transformation to support the Devonport Facilities requirements of the Future Maritime Support Programme. Due to the regulatory framework in which we work, the application of Babcock's Business Management System is key.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for managing the technical aspects of a project, from identification of the need through to handover, acting as the Technical Authority single point of contact, organising and leading resources as the project demands.

Responsibilities will also include:

• Scoping and managing the technical delivery of projects throughout their lifecycle
• Supporting the Design Management Group to manage the development and delivery of complex design solutions within safety critical facilities, to quality, time and budget
• Securing, organising and leading internal and external resources as the project demands
• Ensuring that design outputs are fit for purpose and delivered within agreed budgetary and schedule constraints
• Developing and applying a structured design process in a proportionate manner that reflects conventional and nuclear facility applications

This role is full time 36 hours and is based onsite at Devonport Royal Dockyard with hybrid working from home arrangements.

Essential experience of the Engineering Design Manager

• Have a strong technical background and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills due to the levels of stakeholder management required by the role
• Sound understanding of designing and substantiating solutions for safety-critical applications, gained within a Nuclear environment (Ex Royal Navy Operator or experience dealing with radiological waste)
• Experience of the design lifecycle and a logical approach to problem solving

Qualifications for the Design Manager

• You will hold a Degree in a STEM subject (or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience)
• Registered as a Chartered/Incorporated Engineer. If not registered then you should be able to evidence that you are working towards this, along with holding membership of a relevant professional institution

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 130 years Babcock International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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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Job Title: Package Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £49,943.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF58251

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 Package Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Package Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will have the opportunity to join our business and be part of delivering world class engineering support services to the Royal Navy.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to co-ordinate and manage the planning, estimating, delivery, close out and archiving of planned Fleet Time Support Period (FTSP) work packages, unplanned work (UPW), Alterations & Additions (A&As), Deployed Support Periods (DSP) and Docking Essential Defect Survey (DEDS) periods.

• Act as the main point of contact for the overall management of programmed and un-programmed work packages, producing schedules and working with relative stakeholders including the Class Output Management team (COM) and ships' staff.
• Chair and facilitate FTSP service provider meetings including take-on, plan of the day, weekly progress and close-out meetings.
• Identify and de-conflict other work on board to ensure success of the FTSP/UPW/DEDS/DSP & A&A's without detriment to the whole ship's programme.
• Sub-contractor management and liaison with customers and suppliers.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Package Manager

• An understanding of project management principles (Prince 2 / APM / Lean Six Sigma).
• Excellent teamwork, problem solving, real time decision making, interpersonal and communication skills are required, along with the drive and enthusiasm to work in a challenging role within a busy and highly successful team.
• Computer literacy skills essential, Microsoft packages (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).
• An understanding of contracts and financial controls (desirable).

Qualifications for the Package Manager

• An HNC/HND in an Engineering/Technical subject, or equivalent experience in an engineering role.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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
• Opportunity to work with innovative technology.
• Potential to develop skills.

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 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: 08/07/2024

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Job Title: Engineering Design Manager (Defuel)
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working
Compensation: £56,837 - £63,567 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54741

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Design Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As Engineering Design Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing part of the business undergoing significant transformation to support the Devonport Facilities requirements of the Future Maritime Support Programme. Due to the regulatory framework in which we work, the application of Babcock's Business Management System is key.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for managing the technical aspects of a project, from identification of the need through to handover, acting as the Technical Authority single point of contact, organising and leading resources as the project demands.

Responsibilities will also include:

• Scoping and managing the technical delivery of projects throughout their lifecycle
• Supporting the Design Management Group to manage the development and delivery of complex design solutions within safety critical facilities, to quality, time and budget
• Securing, organising and leading internal and external resources as the project demands
• Ensuring that design outputs are fit for purpose and delivered within agreed budgetary and schedule constraints
• Developing and applying a structured design process in a proportionate manner that reflects conventional and nuclear facility applications

This role is full time 36 hours and is based onsite at Devonport Royal Dockyard with hybrid working from home arrangements.

Essential experience of the Engineering Design Manager:

• Have a strong technical background and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills due to the levels of stakeholder management required by the role
• Sound understanding of designing and substantiating solutions for safety-critical applications, gained within a Nuclear environment (Ex Royal Navy Operator or experience dealing with radiological waste)
• Experience of the design lifecycle and a logical approach to problem solving

Qualifications for the Design Manager:

• You will hold a Degree in a STEM subject (or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience)
• Registered as a Chartered/Incorporated Engineer. If not registered then you should be able to evidence that you are working towards this, along with holding membership of a relevant professional institution

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance level for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 130 years Babcock International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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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Job Title: Engineering Design Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £49,943 - £55,870 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF57120

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Design Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As Engineering Design Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing part of the business undergoing significant transformation to support the Devonport Facilities requirements of the Future Maritime Support Programme.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for managing the technical aspects of a project, from identification of the need through to handover, acting as the Technical Authority single point of contact, organising and leading resources as the project demands.

Responsibilities will also include:

• Scoping and managing the technical delivery of projects throughout their lifecycle
• Supporting the Design Management Group to manage the development and delivery of complex design solutions within safety critical facilities, to quality, time and budget
• Securing, organising and leading internal and external resources as the project demands
• Ensuring that design outputs are fit for purpose and delivered within agreed budgetary and schedule constraints
• Developing and applying a structured design process in a proportionate manner that reflects conventional and nuclear facility applications

This role is full time, 35 hours per week provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Engineering Design Manager

• Have a strong technical background and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills due to the levels of stakeholder management required by the role
• Sound understanding of designing and substantiating solutions for safety-critical applications, gained ideally from a regulated industry
• Experience of the design lifecycle and a logical approach to problem solving

Qualifications for the Engineering Design Manager

• You will hold a Degree in a STEM subject (or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience)
• Registered as a Chartered/Incorporated Engineer. If not registered then you should be able to evidence that you are working towards this, along with holding membership of a relevant professional institution

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• Growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer.

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 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: 23/05/2024

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Job Title: Weapons Engineering Section Head
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £36,620.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF57161

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 Weapons Engineering Section Head at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Weapons Engineering Section Head, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary where you'll join a new and highly motivated team of experienced Engineers and Technicians as they support and deliver Weapons Engineering systems back to the fleet.

Day-to-day, you'll lead a small team in carrying out the maintenance, fault diagnosis, defect repair and administration associated with equipment onboard a Type 23 Frigate.

• Responsible for the material state and engineering standards of equipment assigned to you throughout the upkeep period. You will be the Lead Technician and Subject Matter Expert for all medium calibre gun and Associated Director system maintenance tasks.
• Assist in the commissioning process of systems within the scope, bringing them from a dormant to fully functional state in line with set procedures and trials.
• Responsible for the ordering, installing and returning of spares relevant to your section's equipment.
• Carry out basic planning and engineering administration tasks for your section in support of your Group Head by utilising maintenance management systems, technical handbooks, upkeep procedures. You will be required to identify, diagnose and repair defects within your area of speciality.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Weapons Engineering Section Head:

• Experienced Engineer, Maintainer or Technician within the required specialisation - mechanical and electrical
• Experience within a Supervisory role in previous employment
• Be computer literate and able to use Microsoft Office applications to a reasonable standard, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
• Be familiar with current medium calibre gun, gun director and magazine spray systems fitted to Royal Navy Warships and have a recognised competency or demonstrable knowledge in at least one of the above mentioned systems - Desirable
• Qualifications for the Weapons Engineering Section Head:
• NVQ Level 3 or above in an Engineering discipline is desirable or the equivalent demonstratable experience.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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
• Opportunity to work with innovative technology.
• Potential to develop skills.
• The honour and responsibility of equipping our armed forces.

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 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: 09/05/2024

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Job Title: Engineering Design Manager
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £49,943 - £55,870 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF57120

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Design Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As Engineering Design Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing part of the business undergoing significant transformation to support the Devonport Facilities requirements of the Future Maritime Support Programme. Due to the regulatory framework in which we work, the application of Babcock's Business Management System is key.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for managing the technical aspects of a project, from identification of the need through to handover, acting as the Technical Authority single point of contact, organising and leading resources as the project demands.

Responsibilities will also include:

• Scoping and managing the technical delivery of projects throughout their lifecycle
• Supporting the Design Management Group to manage the development and delivery of complex design solutions within safety critical facilities, to quality, time and budget
• Securing, organising and leading internal and external resources as the project demands
• Ensuring that design outputs are fit for purpose and delivered within agreed budgetary and schedule constraints
• Developing and applying a structured design process in a proportionate manner that reflects conventional and nuclear facility applications

This role is full time, 35 hours per week provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Engineering Design Manager:

• Have a strong technical background and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills due to the levels of stakeholder management required by the role
• Sound understanding of designing and substantiating solutions for safety-critical applications, gained ideally from a regulated industry
• Experience of the design lifecycle and a logical approach to problem solving

Qualifications for the Design Manager:

• You will hold a Degree in a STEM subject (or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience)
• Registered as a Chartered/Incorporated Engineer. If not registered then you should be able to evidence that you are working towards this, along with holding membership of a relevant professional institution

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• Growth opportunities.
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer.

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 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: 06/05/2024

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My client is a long established, leading, Civil Engineering and Groundworks Specialist Contractor.

They can deliver a vast range of groundwork solutions which include:

• Bulk excavation and land remediation
• Earthworks
• Reinforced Earth Bunds
• Site clearance
• Road construction to adoptable standards
• Sewers to adoptable standards and domestic drainage
• Pond Lining and attenuation tank construction
• Tarmac surfacing
• Retaining structures and tanking systems
• Culverts
• In-situ concrete structures
• 278 Works
• Block paving
• Sheet Piling
• Sub-structure block and brickwork
• Block and beam flooring (including sub-contract design)
• In situ concrete construction
• R/C works including steel fixing and form work shuttering
• Various foundation types including piling, ground beams, rafts and Insulslab.

Due to planned growth and an influx of work in their Southwestern Region, they are looking to appoint, on a permanent basis, a Project Manager to work a major groundworks project which forms part of a major new garden city.

The project has an anticipated lifespan of at least two years and has the potential for at least a further 5 years. The company have been on site for the last 9 years.

The incoming Project Manager will be responsible for delivering infrastructure works for a major new housing estate. This will involve earthworks, Section 278 works, roads construction, new drainage, culvert installation, and much more.

The ideal candidate will be based within a commutable distance from the site which is located in Sherford, near Plymouth.

Key Responsibilities

Management of site staff operatives and sub-contractors.

Preparing and monitoring programmes of work

Provide method statements, hazard risk assessments and project management plans.

Understand tender allowances and monitor contract costs against agreed budgets.

Manage design co-ordination.

Assessment and engagement of sub-contractors.

Understand and administer contract change.

Inform, consult, and involve local groups as necessary.

Foster good relations and reputation with clients.

Promote and ensure all work complies with safety, quality and environmental policies and the requirements of the company procedures.

Experienced in people management and motivation of staff.

A good organiser, both of self and others with the ability to think in advance.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Due to the nature of the role a full UK driving license is essential and the successful candidate will be happy to travel throughout the Southern Region. A First Aid at Work qualification would also be desirable.

Already experienced as a Site Agent / Project Manager you will have a relevant industry qualification (HND/ HNC/ BEng) or equivalent, an up to date SMSTS qualification, and appropriate CSCS card. A First Aid at Work qualification is desirable.

The ideal candidate will have water sector project experience.

However, those that can demonstrate a strong background in Civil Engineering projects are likely to be of interest.

Benefits Package

Competitive Basic Salary

Company car or car allowance

Company pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)

Training and progression

Job Title: Engineering Design Manager
Location: Devonport, Plymouth + Hybrid Working
Compensation: £56,837.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54741

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Design Manager at our Devonport site.

The role
As Engineering Design Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing part of the business undergoing significant transformation to support the Devonport Facilities requirements of the Future Maritime Support Programme. Due to the regulatory framework in which we work, the application of Babcock's Business Management System is key.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for managing the technical aspects of a project, from identification of the need through to handover, acting as the Technical Authority single point of contact, organising and leading resources as the project demands.

Responsibilities will also include:

• Scoping and managing the technical delivery of projects throughout their lifecycle
• Supporting the Design Management Group to manage the development and delivery of complex design solutions within safety critical facilities, to quality, time and budget
• Securing, organising and leading internal and external resources as the project demands
• Ensuring that design outputs are fit for purpose and delivered within agreed budgetary and schedule constraints
• Developing and applying a structured design process in a proportionate manner that reflects conventional and nuclear facility applications

This role is full time 36 hours and is based onsite with hybrid working from home arrangements.

Essential experience of the Engineering Design Manager:

• Have a strong technical background and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills due to the levels of stakeholder management required by the role
• Sound understanding of designing and substantiating solutions for safety-critical applications, gained ideally from the nuclear or other regulated industry
• Experience of the design lifecycle and a logical approach to problem solving

Qualifications for the Design Manager:

• You will hold a Degree in a STEM subject (or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience)
• Registered as a Chartered/Incorporated Engineer. If not registered then you should be able to evidence that you are working towards this, along with holding membership of a relevant professional institution

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance level for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 130 years Babcock International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 27/03/2024

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Job Title: Engineering Design Manager
Location: Devonport, Plymouth + Hybrid Working
Compensation: £56,837.00 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54741

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Engineering Design Manager at our Devonport site.

The role
As Engineering Design Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing part of the business undergoing significant transformation to support the Devonport Facilities requirements of the Future Maritime Support Programme. Due to the regulatory framework in which we work, the application of Babcock's Business Management System is key.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for managing the technical aspects of a project, from identification of the need through to handover, acting as the Technical Authority single point of contact, organising and leading resources as the project demands.

Responsibilities will also include:

• Scoping and managing the technical delivery of projects throughout their lifecycle
• Supporting the Design Management Group to manage the development and delivery of complex design solutions within safety critical facilities, to quality, time and budget
• Securing, organising and leading internal and external resources as the project demands
• Ensuring that design outputs are fit for purpose and delivered within agreed budgetary and schedule constraints
• Developing and applying a structured design process in a proportionate manner that reflects conventional and nuclear facility applications

This role is full time 36 hours and is based onsite with hybrid working from home arrangements.

Essential experience of the Engineering Design Manager:

• Have a strong technical background and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills due to the levels of stakeholder management required by the role
• Sound understanding of designing and substantiating solutions for safety-critical applications, gained ideally from the nuclear or other regulated industry
• Experience of the design lifecycle and a logical approach to problem solving

Qualifications for the Design Manager:

• You will hold a Degree in a STEM subject (or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience)
• Registered as a Chartered/Incorporated Engineer. If not registered then you should be able to evidence that you are working towards this, along with holding membership of a relevant professional institution

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance level for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• 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 130 years Babcock International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 27/03/2024

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Job: Engineering Team Leader

Location: Barnstaple

Salary: Base + Shift premium

Type: Permanent, 36.75 hours per week

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Engineering Team Leader position is a key role at our clients manufacturing site which supports and drives the Engineering function to meet production expectations.

Working alongside another Engineering Team Leader you will be responsible for a skilled team of 18 Mechanical Engineers that help cover production and machine maintenance over a 7-day period across various shift patterns.

Hours of work

Rotating double day shift

Mon-Thurs, 0545am-1400pm and Fri 0545am-11.45am

Mon-Thurs, 1345pm-2200pm and Fri 11.30am-1730pm

Scope of the Role

• Responsible for day to day maintenance engineering functions, work setting and planning for the engineering team.
• Leading the team by coaching, supervising, communication, 1-2-1's, and running bi-weekly team meetings.
• Foster a culture of urgency and champion continuous improvement for self and team, constantly striving to improve using Lean tools and techniques to increase the overall OEE of each work area
• Manage and develop the engineering team to maximise the support given to Production to drive customer service and productivity.
• Identify CI opportunities and generate the business case based on analysis of data (OEE, PPM, Engineering intervention logs, batch records)
• Liaise with external companies to identify and implement new technologies

Experience Required

• Experience within an engineering function within a manufacturing environment
• 3 years hands on management/leadership experience
• Experience of managing appraisals, time and attendance, team coaching, disciplinaries
• Experience within a manufacturing/process engineering capacity
• Excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills

Desirable:

• Experience of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Degree level education with engineering experience
• Experience in a highly regulated environment
• Green belt qualification

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Job Title: Marine Engineer Section Head
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £34,160 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54617

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 Marine Engineer Section Head at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Marine Engineer Section Head, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll work within the Support Business in the delivery of complex deep maintenance periods for the Royal Navy's landing ships.

Day to day, you'll:

• Maintain mechanical and electrical systems and equipment
• Engage with outgoing and incoming ships staff teams to accept and handover equipment
• Operate and Set To Work equipment and systems within the section
• Identify and rectify defects
• Accept equipment from contractors ensuring that all contracted work is complete to the required standard

This is a full-time role, 36-hours per week onsite at our Devonport site.

Essential experience of the Marine Engineer Section Head:

• You will be an experienced Marine Engineer with a track record of successful section management and delivering change
• As an excellent communicator, you will be comfortable with written and verbal communications with the ability to interact at all levels
• You will have a good understanding of Systems Engineering and be agile and adaptable

Qualifications for the Marine Engineer Section Head:

• HNC qualified or equivalent in an engineering specialisation with significant demonstratable experience

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• 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 International have 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.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 24/11/2023