Senior / Principal Engineers - Nuclear Safety - Plymouth, United Kingdom - Babcock International Group

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    Full time / Permanent
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    Job Title: Senior / Principal Nuclear Safety Engineers

    Vancancies: Multiple opportunites at all levels
    Location: Devonport, Plymouth + Hybrid Working Arrangements
    Compensation: Up to £70, + Benefits
    Role Type: Full time / Permanent
    Role ID: SF

    At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part. We are recruiting multiple Senior and Principal Nuclear Safety Engineers at our Devonport site.

    The role
    As a Senior / Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. At Devonport Dockyard, Babcock supports the Royal Navy submarine fleet, with a number of operational nuclear and radiological facilities for the upkeep and maintenance of submarines.
    For the foreseeable future, Babcock are significantly upgrading the Devonport site and as such you will have the opportunity to support the design and build of new, submarine maintenance facilities.

    Day to day, you'll support the business by providing your expert knowledge around safety engineering to ensure the upkeep of our nuclear submarine facilities.

  • Provide technical advice on nuclear safety assessment processes and policy
  • Ensure compliance with statutory legislation
  • Deliver nuclear safety cases
  • Develop and implement nuclear safety processes and standards
  • You may also be responsible for acting as an intelligent customer for 3rd party deliverables assuring the output is fit for purpose
  • This role is full time at 36 hours a week with a hybrid working structure and will be based at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

    Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

    Essential experience of the Senior / Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer:

  • A background in nuclear/radiological safety
  • Good interpersonal skills and be competent in verbal and written communication
  • The ability to operate and interface effectively with senior stakeholders
  • Qualifications for the Senior / Principal Nuclear Safety Engineer:

  • Educated to Degree level in an Engineering or Scientific discipline and/or have relevant knowledge and experience
  • Chartered Engineer status is desirable (or working towards this)
  • Security Clearance
    Applicants 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 .

    What we offer

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution 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
  • Autonomy to perform the role.
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.